CIBC addresses the changing needs of Canadians by providing its clients
    with more banking flexibility, access and choice

    TORONTO, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) - To provide its clients
with greater flexibility, access and choice, CIBC today announced that it will
open select branches on Sundays in the Greater Toronto Area, beginning later
this year.
    "CIBC recognizes that every client has different banking needs," said
Larry Tomei, CIBC's Senior Vice President of Retail Markets for Central
Ontario. "By opening select branches on Sundays we are helping our clients do
their banking on their terms with greater flexibility, access and choice."
    Commencing later this fall, and to coincide with the busiest shopping
season of the year, a select number of CIBC branches in central Toronto will
open on Sundays. These full service branches will offer clients access to a
full range of transactional services, sales and advice. The first CIBC
branches to offer Sunday hours in Toronto will be located in high traffic,
busy areas at-  Bathurst and Lawrence;
    -  Dundas and Spadina; and
    -  Bayview Village.Opening select urban branches on Sundays is one more way that CIBC is
providing its clients with more options and flexibility. CIBC will also
continue to offer its clients evening and Saturday banking hours in many of
its 1,048 branches, as well access to its more than 3,800 automated bank
machines. Additionally, CIBC clients benefit from 24/7 service over the phone
and on Canada's leading online banking site, cibc.com.

    CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with more than
11 million personal banking and business customers. CIBC offers a full range
of products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network,
branches and offices across Canada, in the United States and around the world.
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