Sour credit card loans hurt Amex
Story date: 2008-01-28 04:58:00
Added on: 2008-01-28 23:24:01
BBC Business - ... Express has posted a 10% drop in profits for the three months to December after it set aside extra capital to cover bad credit ... This reflected huge defaults by American Express customers suffering from higher mortgage repayments and higher energy and ...
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