In its latest quarterly release, AmericanExpress, the high FICO issuer, increased its card member loans provisions for losses by 42% versus Q2 of 2016. (Provisions for losses totaled $345 million, up 46 percent from $237 million fro…Credit Card Defaults: Disaster Looming?307Kaz NejatianShantanu GangalFollowAug 9, 2017 · 1 min read… but their charge card was in line with portfolio growth.