American Express Credit Account Master Trust Series 2026-1
FINAL · CLOSED 2026-09-22
Series Notes
$1,250.0MM
Trust Balance
$24,975.2MM
Min Seller’s Interest
7.0%
Senior Class Min Sub
4.1%
Sponsor: American Express National Bank ·
Servicer: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. ·
Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A
Capital Structure
Class
Size ($MM)
% of Notes
Total CE
CPN / Spread
WAL
Legal Final
S&P
Fitch
Class A
1,250.0
95.9%
12.5%
4.99% fxd
—
2031-09-15
AAA
AAA
Class B
53.6
4.1%
8.8%
5.39% fxd
—
2031-09-15
—
—
Transaction Parties
Sponsor
American Express National Bank
Servicer
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Depositor / Transferor
American Express Receivables Financing Corporation III LLC
Indenture Trustee
—
Owner Trustee
—
Asset Rep. Reviewer
Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC
Underwriters
Barclays Capital, RBC Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Securities, Drexel Hamilton, Mizuho Securities, Scotia Capital
Issuer Track Record
Series
Closed
Size
MPR at close
Net CO at close
Excess Spread at close
American Express Credit Account Master Trust SERIES 2025-4
2025-07-15
$500.0MM
49.8%
1.34%
24.7%
American Express Credit Account Master Trust SERIES 2025-5
2025-07-15
$250.0MM
49.8%
1.34%
24.7%
American Express Credit Account Master Trust SERIES 2025-3
2025-05-15
$250.0MM
50.6%
1.27%
25.8%
American Express Credit Account Master Trust SERIES 2025-2
2025-05-01
$500.0MM
50.6%
1.27%
25.8%
American Express Credit Account Master Trust SERIES 2025-1
2025-02-15
$500.0MM
49.2%
1.53%
24.9%
Peer Set
Trust
Most-Recent
Size
Class A CPN/Spread
Min Seller
Class A Total CE
Exp→Legal
Structure
MPR
Net CO
Excess Spread
Synchrony
2026-08-12
$1,000.0MM
4.69% fxd
5.0%
20.0%
36 mo
De-linked
25.3%
4.11%
16.6%
Cap One
2026-07-16
$2,250.0MM
4.48% fxd
5.0%
21.0%
24 mo
De-linked
48.4%
1.92%
19.1%
Chase
2026-05-28
$1,250.0MM
4.40% fxd
5.0%
14.0%
24 mo
De-linked
51.0%
1.68%
16.8%
First Nat'l (Omaha)
2026-05-28
$641.0MM
4.61% fxd
7.0%
22.0%
24 mo
De-linked
32.3%
4.23%
12.9%
BofA
2026-05-14
$1,500.0MM
4.22% fxd
4.0%
29.5%
24 mo
De-linked
27.4%
2.39%
11.5%
Trust Subordination Comps
How to read this for de-linked trusts. Most credit card master trusts are de-linked, meaning Class A, B and C don’t need to be co-issued — they may have been issued in different series across multiple years, or held by the seller as required retained tranches. The figures below are the required minimum subordination the indenture mandates remain outstanding to support each class’s rating, NOT the cap stack of the subject series’ new issuance.
Trust
Structure
Class A
Class B
Class C
Retained First-Loss
Min Seller
Size
CE
Size
CE
Size
CE
Size
Indenture Name
AmEx
Linked
87.50%
12.50%
3.75%
8.75%
—
—
8.75%
Collateral Interest
7.0%
Barclays
De-linked
82.00%
18.00%
18.00%
0.00%
—
—
—
none
6.0%
BofA
De-linked
70.48%
29.52%
10.07%
19.45%
8.95%
10.50%
10.50%
Class D Req’d Investor Interest
4.0%
Cap One
De-linked
79.01%
20.99%
9.00%
11.99%
8.99%
3.00%
—
none
5.0%
Chase
De-linked
86.00%
14.00%
7.00%
7.00%
7.00%
0.00%
—
none
5.0%
Citi
De-linked
88.10%
11.90%
5.27%
6.63%
6.63%
0.00%
—
none
—
Comenity (WFN)
De-linked
73.00%
27.00%
6.50%
20.50%
3.75%
16.75%
16.75%
Required Excess Collateral
—
First Nat'l (Omaha)
De-linked
78.00%
22.00%
10.50%
11.50%
11.50%
0.00%
—
none
7.0%
Synchrony
De-linked
80.00%
20.00%
6.00%
14.00%
9.00%
5.00%
—
none
5.0%
Wells Fargo
De-linked
80.00%
20.00%
10.00%
10.00%
6.50%
3.50%
—
none
5.0%
Size and CE both expressed as % of total invested amount. CE for each class equals the cumulative subordination + retained first-loss positioned below it. Class B / C reflect seniority position, so for trusts with non-standard naming (WFN A / M / B), the row maps the position to the column header. The Retained First-Loss column captures the unrated piece each trust requires the seller to hold — its indenture name varies and is shown alongside the size.
Trust Performance Comps
AmEx master trust (red, bold) vs. peer master trusts. Window: 36 months ending 2026-09-22 — point-in-time view at the subject’s issuance. Charge-offs are net of recoveries where the trust reports a net rate (First National reports a gross rate only). For current trust performance, see the live Credit Card ABS — Trust Performance page.