At the start of October 2019 American Express stopped accepting applicants for the American Express Ameriprise Platinum & Gold cards. A few days ago readers began receiving letters stating their Platinum Ameriprise cards would become Vanilla platinum cards. Ameriprise Gold cardholders have now also started receiving letters stating that their cards will become American Express green cards as of March 26th, 2020. On this date the $150 annual fee will be charged and the benefits will become available ($100 CLEAR credit per calendar year & $100 Loungebuddy credit per calendar year). If you haven’t already received the sign up bonus on the green card, I assume this product change will make you ineligible so it would be advisable to cancel before the March 26th deadline. I also personally don’t think the green card is worth keeping long term, so I’d be cancelling before this date regardless.
Hat tip to Amex_Fangirl
