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American Express vs Capital One

On the complaint record, American Express scores higher (68/100 against 67): it answered 98.9% on time and gave relief in 25% of closed complaints, against 99.9% and 17% for Capital One.

American Express
Capital One
American ExpressCapital One
Response Score68/10067/100
Complaints, last 12 months11,56034,760
Change on the year before+12%+6%
Answered on time98.9%99.9%
Closed with relief25%17%
Closed with money back10.9%6%
Complaints, all time61,693178,042
Top problemProblem with a purchase shown on your statementIncorrect information on your report
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