Our purpose: To help make your ambition a reality

CIBC U.S. provides tailored commercial, wealth management, personal, and small business financial solutions as well as cross-border banking services to clients with North American operations. Our U.S. headquarters is in Chicago, and we’re backed by a 150-year-old Toronto-based, global financial institution. We invest in our businesses, our clients, our people and our communities.

We strive to build trusting and enduring relationships by putting our clients at the center of all we do. We use our values to guide our decisions, actions and interactions with our clients, our team members and our communities.

Leadership

Our CIBC leadership team sets the strategic direction for the U.S. Region.

Learn more about the CIBC U.S. Executive Management 

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Life at CIBC

CIBC is more than a bank. It’s a supportive, welcoming culture with a diverse community where our team members don’t just have a job — they find a lifelong career.

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Learn more about inclusion and diversity at CIBC

CIBC U.S. news

Here’s the latest on CIBC U.S., including our press release archives, community news, and awards and recognition.

Timeline

From our early beginnings as one of the first financial institutions in Canada, CIBC has grown to become recognized as one of the strongest banks in North America by Bloomberg Markets. Here’s a brief history of CIBC and our expansion into the United States.

Year Event

2019

CIBC acquires Milwaukee-based boutique investment banking firm Cleary Gull

2019

CIBC acquires private wealth management firm Lowenhaupt Global Advisors

2018

CIBC launches CIBC Agility Digital Banking

2018

CIBC creates the North American Innovation Banking team and acquires the loan assets of Wellington Financial Fund V LP

2017

CIBC acquires Chicago-based private wealth management firm Geneva Advisors

2017

The PrivateBank becomes indirectly, wholly owned subsidiary of CIBC

2014

CIBC completes purchase of Atlantic Trust Wealth Management

1999

The PrivateBank completes $17 million initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the ticker "PVTB"

1991

The PrivateBank opens first office in Chicago and begins doing business as The PrivateBank

1973

Company Headquarters, Commerce Court, is opened in Toronto

1961

The Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

1875

Imperial Bank of Canada, CIBC's other founding bank, opens for business

1867

Canadian Bank of Commerce is founded and the first branch is opened in Toronto

U.S. Region Corporate Headquarters

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