Why did my spend total drop in Brex?
The Brex help pages give 4 common reasons. The first to rule out: A pending charge that the merchant cancels is removed after a while, so a total that included it can fall.
Is it broken, or just quiet?
A number can fall because fewer people came, or because something stopped counting them. Below are the causes the Brex help pages give, and how to check each one yourself.
What causes it?
A pending charge that the merchant cancels is removed after a while, so a total that included it can fall.
In the Brex help:
If canceled by the merchant, a pending expense will be removed automatically after 30 days.
Managing your expenses, read 2026-11-12.Some merchants place a temporary charge that they later drop, so spend can rise and then fall without any change in what was bought.
In the Brex help:
Some merchants will issue a charge to your card with the intention of dropping it within 30 days.
Managing your expenses, read 2026-11-12.A refund can show as a note on the original expense rather than as its own line, so it can be easy to miss when a total changes.
In the Brex help:
If successful, the refund will appear as a note in the original expense’s details instead of a separate expense.
Managing your expenses, read 2026-11-12.Reimbursements canceled after they were submitted and card charges declined at the swipe are not spend, so they can explain a lower total than expected.
In the Brex help:
A reimbursement expense was canceled after being submitted or a card expense was declined at time of card swipe.
Expense filters, read 2026-11-12.
How do I check it myself?
Filter expenses to refunds to see whether a drop matches money coming back.
In the Brex help:
Use the filter Payment status > Refunded to review refunds.
Managing your expenses, read 2026-11-12.Compare totals by the date charges settled as well as the date they were made, since the two can put a charge on different days.
In the Brex help:
View card expenses by the date that the card swipe was settled.
Expense filters, read 2026-11-12.
How does Brex work with Feder?
- Connect Brex to Feder and it joins your Money apps.
- When you connect Brex, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.
Some numbers are too quiet to judge daily, such as a form filled in a few times a week. Until there is enough of your own history to judge a change, Feder says it is still learning and scores nothing, rather than guessing.
See whether you can trust the numbers in Brex, one of your Money apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in Brex.
What else goes wrong with these numbers?
- Why is my Brex spend higher for purchases in another currency?Brex
- Why doesn't my Brex spend match my statement balance?Brex
- Why did Google Analytics stop collecting data?Google Analytics
- Why aren't my key events showing in Google Analytics?Google Analytics
- Why does Google Analytics show (not set)?Google Analytics
See every question.
Where do these answers come from?
Every cause and check on this page comes from the Brex help pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.