Yes, as others have stated it will still update monthly. The only lender I have that won't update monthly, is Discover; and it isn't because of my frozen scores it's because they are in the dog house and I am not using them until I get a CLI 
No usage = No free fico score for me (even though I know they have it GRR! 
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@j615wrote:
Will Amex’s free FICO continue to update monthly if reports are on ice?
@Wirelessbiz
Have you ever obtained hard copies of your actual credit reports from sites like annualcreditreport.com? If you did and you looked at your Experian file; in the section titled "Inquiries shared only with you" which is essentially your history of soft pulls, you will see that American Express does soft pulls and your credit report will show the specific dates those pulls were done.
Here's one example from my 2017 Experian credit report. You can see that Amex requested/soft pulled my credit report on 11/09/2017 even though I did not have any applications, CLI requests, etc. with them around that time.
Plus the EX FICO 8 score shown in my online Amex account updates roughly two or three times each month. That would not be possible if Amex were only relying on a once monthly update provided to them by Experian.
Perhaps the distinction should be made between the lending/underwriting departments and the website/marketing department. In my experience, the scores used by the lending/underwriting departments always lag the scores on the website by about a month so its plausible they do not soft pull; but the people running and updating the website definitely soft pull.
@j615wrote:
Thanks. Ever since I froze my reports since the Equifax situation, Amex shows that it updates each month, but my score has been static which made me wonder. Good to know it’ll still update. I guess my score just really hasn’t changed recently.
Same with WF and Citi. Scores have not moved. But don’t really care with these as they’re not FICO 8.
While it's not a generic EQ FICO 08 score, Citi does provide an EQ FICO 08 score - it's just the Bankcard Enhanced variety.
@Citigroup, Inc. wrote:
Your FICO® Score is calculated based on data from Equifax using the FICO® Bankcard Score 8 model and is the same score we use, among other information, to manage your account. This model has a FICO® Score range from 250 through 900.
Also, +1 on the Amex soft pull. They pull me several times a month.
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@AverageJoesCredit wrote:
I no longer see my Citi score as Eq is froze but is Pita to unfreeze and is the bane of my existanceCant view my Fico 9 from Navy either. Penfed doesnt e en want to post my Fico9 , so to Equihack i say, go uber your inner Barclays
Strange you are having issues with PenFed/Navy/Citi as they are all EQ.. My scores posts just fine and have a perma freeze on EQ whether I want one or not (my files is all hosed with EQ and they can't seem to get it right after months of complaints by CFPB, hours of calls, etc..). Look them up incompetence or many other words close to the same meaning in the dictionary and you will see a link to Equifax.
CC ... you hit the credit bureau on the head ... incompetence Sad you had to do what you did! Unrelated to the data breach ... they were not capable before and their leadership should all see the light at the end of a tunnel and tumble into the never land 