American Express Low Rate Credit Card

credit card

Low Rate Credit Card is a credit card from American Express, read from the issuer's own page and Key Facts Sheet where it publishes one. Its purchase rate is 10.99% and its card fee $0 a year. It ranks 13th of 52 issuers for a personal card by lowest purchase rate; and 2nd of 10 issuers for a personal card with no annual fee, by purchase rate. The issuer calls it "The Low Rate Credit Card from American Express".

What the issuer states

Purchase rate

10.99%

Interest-free days

up to 55

Card fee

$0 a year (Annual Fee)

Foreign transaction fee

3.5% of the transaction

Late payment fee

$30

Credit limit

from $1,000

Scheme

American Express

Conditions and offers

• read from the issuer's own page and Key Facts Sheet correct as at 2024-04-30, each figure quoted and re-read daily
• cash advances are not offered
• for incomes of at least $30,000 a year (its target market)
• aged 18 or over; Australian citizen, permanent resident or long-term visa holder

Data

• American Express's own page for this card.
• The issuer's own documents: terms and conditions, fees.
• The issuer's Key Facts Sheet, correct as at 2024-04-30.
• The sentences each figure was quoted from, re-read daily: "Annual Fee $0 p.a." (annual fee, found today); "Interest Rate 10.99% p.a. on purchases" (purchase rate, found today); "Interest Free Period Up to 55 days" (interest free days, found today); "Correct as at 30 April 2024" (kfs date, found today); "Minimum credit limit $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $3,000" (min credit limit, found today); "Late payment fee $30 $30 $30 $30" (late payment fee, found today); "Interest on cash advances Not offered Not offered Not offered Not offered" (cash advance, found today).
• /au/finance/credit-cards/v1/brands/american-express.json: this issuer's cards as JSON; American Express's page lists them.
• The dataset's data is as of 2026-11-12. Rates are per annum as the issuer states them; "stale" means a sentence these figures were quoted from could not be found on the issuer's page today.

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