American Express Company
Unclaimed Property

American Express Company currently holds $40.9 million in unclaimed property spread across 397,341 individual records in California. This unclaimed money typically comes from dormant credit card accounts, unredeemed reward points, overpayments, security deposits, and refunds that customers never received due to address changes or forgotten accounts.

American Express is a multinational financial services corporation known primarily for credit cards, charge cards, and travel-related services. Unclaimed property from American Express typically includes unredeemed reward points that were converted to cash, overpayments on credit card accounts, refunds for disputed charges, membership fee refunds, and security deposits from corporate card programs.

Many American Express customers lose track of money when they move without updating their address, close accounts with remaining balances, or forget about pending refunds from travel bookings or merchant disputes. The highest concentrations of claims are found in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, which aligns with American Express's strong presence in major metropolitan areas and higher-income demographics.

As one of the most recognizable financial brands globally, American Express has been in business since 1850, and some unclaimed property may be listed under former subsidiary names or different business units that customers might not immediately recognize.

The average claim from American Express Company is $103.