UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2017

Commission File Number of Issuing Entity: 000-20787-07

Central Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: 0001003509

AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT ACCOUNT MASTER TRUST

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity as Specified in its Charter)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

On April 18, 2017, American Express Receivables Financing Corporation III LLC (“RFC III”) and American Express Receivables Financing Corporation IV LLC (“RFC IV” and, together with RFC III, the “Transferors”), American Express Centurion Bank (“Centurion”), American Express Bank, FSB (“FSB”) and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“TRS”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale of Class A 1.77% Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2017-3 (the “Class A Certificates”), expected to be issued by the American Express Credit Account Master Trust (the “Trust”) on or about April 25, 2017 (the “Closing Date”). The Trust is also expected to issue the Class B 1.92% Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2017-3 (the “Class B Certificates” and, together with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”) on the Closing Date, which will be purchased directly by an affiliate of the Transferors. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.

On the Closing Date, the Trust will supplement its Third Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2016, as amended from time to time (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), with its Series 2017-3 Supplement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Series 2017-3 Supplement”). An unexecuted copy of the Series 2017-3 Supplement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

In connection with the offering of the Certificates, the chief executive officer of each Transferor has made the certifications required by Paragraph I.B.1(a) of Form SF-3 attached hereto as Exhibit 36.1. The certifications are being filed on this report to satisfy the requirements of Item 601(b)(36) of Regulation S-K.

The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report under Exhibit 1, Exhibit 4 and Exhibit 36:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 19, 2017

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