Better known as the Black Card, you'll need a personal invitation from AmEx to apply, and if approved, you'll be on the hook for a one-time $10,000 initiation fee on top of a $5,000 annual fee.

Read more: I held off on opening the Business Platinum card until I discovered Amex Centurion Lounges. This benefit alone is worth the $595 annual fee for me. An Amex black card gets you your own ...

With more than 50 million redeemed miles under her belt, Becky Pokora is a rewards travel expert. She's been writing about credit cards and reward travel since 2011 with articles on Forbes Advisor ...

Weighing a card’s annual fee alongside its benefits is the key to determining if it is worth what you are charged. A credit card annual fee is a flat fee incurred for each year a credit card ...

The American Express® Gold Card is great for dining out, ordering takeout and earning travel rewards, but it comes with a relatively high $325 annual fee (see rates and fees). It's possible to ...

Typically, when credit cards undergo changes, those changes come with a higher annual fee. However, that's not the case for the American Express® Green Card. While the card has experienced ...

You may think the Amex Platinum and Business Platinum are too similar to justify having both, but I find their unique perks ...

So when American Express notified Gold Card customers recently that the annual fee was going up, I paused for a moment to consider if I should keep it. Here's how I thought about that fee increase.

Terms apply. If groceries, gas and online shopping are significant parts of your budget and you refuse to pay an annual fee, this card is a fine choice.