Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

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Another Hack, This Time BMO and CIBC

Is it just me or has there been a lot more fraud in the past 12 months or so? 

This time, nearly 100,000 clients have been affected. 
CIBC, more specifically their subsidiary, Simplii Financial, had more than 40,000 banking customers personal information stolen.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) also reported that up to 50,000 clients had their personal data stolen. 

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Credit Cards which offer Free Airport Lounge Access (updated May 28, 2018)

A few changes to the industry means that this post was due for an update from last time, namely,

Now unlimited access on National Bank World MasterCard (now the same as the World Elite version)
Addition of Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Addition of Priority Pass access to the American Express Business Platinum Card

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for May 2018

We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list.

Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:

Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
Top Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonus Offers

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Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for May 2018

Just like last month, not much has changed this past month. Though keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only.

Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:

Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards
Top Higher than Normal Sigh Up Bonus Offers

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for May 2018

Another month, another list. Not too many changes from the last month. BMO and Scotiabank extended some of their promotional offers. Most of the offers are currently coming from 3 of the major banks (BMO, CIBC and Scotiabank). Hope to…

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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated May 1, 2018)

A few companies need to be added to this list, so I thought it was due for an update from 6 months ago. Most of the ranking changes occurred in the bottom half of the list. Furthermore, I also revamped the list to go with a pure ranking system instead of the previous grouping system. I think that it will run smoother now.

Below are my personal rankings of each company, along with a commentary and a list of some of my top credit card picks for each financial institution.

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for April 2018

We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Quite a few changes from last month to consider. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top…

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Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for April 2018

Not much has changed this past month in the cash back scene.

Keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only.

Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:

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AC Conversion Offers Coming to an End

CIBC has been running a Mexico Contest where you can qualify to win flights for two to Mexico by loading your Air Canada AC Conversion Visa Prepaid Card with at least $100 of foreign currency. 

This contest ran from February 26, 2018 to April 8, 2018. The prize is an Air Canada travel promo code for economy class travel for two to a city in Mexico serviced by Air Canada  Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.  

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for April 2018

Quite a few credit cards has promotions that expired compared to last month’s list, so we have a much less impressive list this month. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back…