A global payments company that issues credit and charge cards and operates a proprietary payments network serving consumers, small businesses, and corporations. The firm generates revenue from cardholder spending, merchant discount fees, and lending, with a customer base skewed toward higher-income consumers and corporate clients. Investors monitor its results for insight into consumer spending trends, credit quality, and the health of travel and entertainment demand.
12 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in American Express Company (AXP), a Financial Services company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 36 purchases versus 14 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-06-12 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-06-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-06-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-05-02 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-03-02 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-02-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-02-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $100K – $250K |
| 2010-02-03 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-02-03 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2009-08-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-08-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-04 | JANE HARMAN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-05-03 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2008-11-03 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-11-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | — |
| 2008-11-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | — |
| 2008-10-10 | THOMAS E. PETRI | buy | Over $5,000,000 |
| 2008-09-10 | Nita M. Lowey | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2008-07-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | — |
| 2008-07-01 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | — |
| 2008-06-06 | HOWARD L. BERMAN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-04-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | — |
| 2008-04-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | — |
| 2008-03-12 | KENNY MARCHANT | buy | $1,546.18 |
| 2008-03-10 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-01-12 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | — |
| 2008-01-12 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | — |
| 2008-01-07 | JAMES P. MORAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-06-03 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $53,265.21 |
| 2007-06-03 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $53,265.21 |
| 2007-03-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $61,572.33 |
| 2007-03-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $61,572.33 |
| 2007-01-11 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2006-05-08 | Lamar Smith | buy | $6,682.88 |
| 2005-12-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2005-01-12 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2005-01-12 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-06-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-05-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-03-12 | John A. Yarmuth | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-01-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-01-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2003-01-12 | RAUL M. GRIJALVA | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-11-11 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-08-10 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-07-12 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2002-02-09 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-01-11 | DAVE CAMP | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-08-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |