Credit Card Rates and Fees
| Annual Interest Rates | These interest rates are in effect the day your account is opened | ||
| Card Product | Purchases | Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, and Convenience Cheques | |
| All CIBC Personal Credit Cards (except CIBC Select, Classic and Platinum Visa Cards) | 19.50% | 19.50% | |
| CIBC Select Visa | 11.50% | 11.50% | |
| Classic and Platinum Visa Cards | 19.50% | 21.50% | |
| Interest-free Grace Period | At least 21 days. Your payment due date is at least 21 days after the statement date. For non-Quebec residents, no interest is charged on a new purchase if we receive payment for your new balance in full by the payment due date and we received payment for the full balance shown on your previous monthly statement by its payment due date. For Quebec residents, no interest is charged on a new purchase if we receive payment for your new balance in full by the payment due date. Starting September 1, 2010 for all cardholders (no matter where you reside), no interest is charged on a new purchase if we receive payment for your new balance in full by the payment due date. There is no interest-free grace period on cash advances, balance transfers or convenience cheques. (Please see Additional Disclosures for more information.) |
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| Minimum Payment | 2.1% (plus, for Visa Infinite cards, the overlimit amount) or $10 For Visa Infinite cards, the minimum payment is the greater of $10 or 2.1% of the new balance shown on a monthly statement plus the amount, if any, by which the Visa account is over its credit limit on the statement date. For other cards, the minimum payment is the greater of $10 or 2.1% of the new balance shown on a monthly statement. For all cards, if the new balance is less than $10, the minimum payment is the new balance. |
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| Foreign Currency Conversion | 2.5% A foreign currency transaction is converted to Canadian dollars (or U.S. dollars for CIBC U.S. Dollar Visa Card) on or after the transaction date but not later than the date the Transaction is posted to the Visa account. At the time of currency conversion, you are charged the same conversion rate CIBC must pay plus a fee of 2.5% of the converted amount, on both debits and credits. |
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| Annual Fees | CIBC Card Product | Primary Cardholder | Each Authorized User |
| CIBC Aerogold Visa/ CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite | $120 | $50 | |
| CIBC AeroClassic | $29 | FREE | |
| CIBC Aventura Gold/ CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite | $120 | $50 | |
| CIBC Gold Visa | $99 ($69 if primary cardholder is age 65 or older) | $30 | |
| CIBC Dividend Platinum /CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite | $79 | $30 | |
| CIBC Select Visa | $29 | FREE | |
| CIBC U.S. Dollar | $35 (U.S.) | FREE | |
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CIBC Dividend, Classic and Platinum Visa cards are not charged a primary cardholder fee or authorized user fee. Annual Fees are posted to the account if/when the application is approved and the card is issued, whether your card is activated or not, and annually afterwards. |
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| Other Fees |
*Overlimit fee: $25 Account Maintenance Fee: $10 *Statement Copy Fee: $10 each. *Transaction Receipt Copy: $5 each. + Promotional (Low Rate) Convenience Cheque or Balance Transfer: 1% These fees are posted to the Visa account when, or soon after, the transaction or other activity occurs: Fee for each cash advance (all cards except U.S. Dollar Visa card): in Canada $2.50, outside Canada $5.00 Fee for each cash advance (U.S. Dollar Visa card only): in Canada $2.50 outside Canada $2.50 *Dishonoured Convenience Cheque or Balance Transfer Fee: $40 each. *Dishonoured Payment to CIBC Fee: $42.50 each. All fees on the CIBC U.S. Dollar Visa card are charged in U.S. dollars (Please see Additional Disclosures for more information about interest and fees.) |
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Additional Disclosures:
*Some of the fees shown in the Other Fees box are the fees charged on and after August 1, 2010. Prior to then, the fees are:
Overlimit fee: $20.
Statement Copy Fee: $2 each
Transaction Receipt Copy Fee: $2 each
Dishonoured Convenience Cheque or Balance Transfer Fee: $25 each.
Dishonoured payment to CIBC Fee: $25 each.
+ This fee applies only to a promotional (low rate) convenience cheque or balance transfer which is posted to a Visa account on or after September 1, 2010. This fee does not apply before this date.
Dishonoured Payment to CIBC Fee: The fee applies if a payment to the Visa account by cheque or preauthorized debit from any financial institution, including CIBC, is not accepted due to non-sufficient funds (NSF), account closed or payment stopped.
Dishonoured Convenience Cheque or Balance Transfer Fee: The fee applies if a convenience cheque or balance transfer is not accepted due to insufficient available cash or available credit.
Fee for Copy of Statement or Transaction Receipt: There is no charge for a copy of the current month’s statement or a transaction receipt appearing on it or if the inquiry is due to a CIBC error. Transaction receipts may not be available for PIN-based transactions.
More Information about Interest and the Grace Period: When interest is charged on new purchases, it is charged from their transaction date. Interest is charged on cash advances from the date they are taken. Interest is charged on balance transfers and convenience cheques from the date they are posted to your account. If you do not pay your full balance by the payment due date, we will extend the payment due date in the following month. Interest will continue to accrue for the extended period. When you pay your balance in full, your payment due date will revert to 21 days after the statement date.
For more information about cards, including fees and interest, see the detailed disclosure statement distributed in the Welcome Package or call
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