In August of 2008 I made my normal payment to American Express. In the next few a days a hurricane would be hitting my area in southwest Louisiana. Preparing for the hurricane takes money out of your pocket. I went to fill up gas cans for a generated, all of the cars tanked up, food items, etc. and to my surprise my card did not work. I called American Express and they informed me that my then credit line of $21, 000 would be dropped to $14, 000. I owed $16, 000 and had made a $4000 payment so therefore I had no line to use. Of course very... read full review »