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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number: 3235-0006
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2017
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: CIBC BANK USA
Address: 120 SOUTH LASALLE STREET
LEGAL DEPARTMENT - 4TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL  60603
Form 13F File Number: 028-10834

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: MICHAEL HALTER
Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone: 312.564.1216
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/S/ MICHAEL HALTER CHICAGO,  IL 01-19-2018
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 36
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,225
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 792,053
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
401   PJ Schmidt Invesment Mgmt Inc
410 028-12893 Zuckerman Inv. Group, LLC
411 028-01690 Anderson, Hoagland and Co
417 028-10082 Chesley Taft and Associates LLC
423 028-05748 Duncker Streett
426 028-01526 Fiduciary Management Inc
434 028-41992 Harris Associates
438 028-11379 Jacobus Wealth Management Inc.
441 028-03637 Lodestar Inv Counsel
443 028-28816 Mesirow Financial
457 028-10834 CIBC Insurance
458 028-10834 CIBC MICHIGAN
460 028-10834 CIBC
463 028-16429 Rothschild Investments
467   Schlindwein and Assoc (Bal-Grth)
473   Thomas S. Wallace
474 028-02698 William Blair and Co
483 028-02698 Wm Blair and Co.
485 028-12167 Azimuth
530 028-05210 JOHNSTON ASSET MANAGEMENT
546   Schlindwein and Assoc(Agg Grwth)
547   Schlindwein and Assoc(Growth)
548   Schlindwein and Assoc(Grwth-Inc)
549   Schlindwein and Assoc(Inc-Grwth)
920   TRINITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS
425   EXTERNAL-CLIENT DIRECTED
531 028-04434 HARDING LOEVNER
590 028-05620 BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS
591 028-11611 CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC
594 028-10648 DIAMOND HILL
592 028-03133 KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
604 028-06143 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
617 028-13334 CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
503 028-13768 BARRINGTON STRATEGIC WMG
596 028-02602 EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT
614 028-16143 ATLANTIC TR PRIVATE WEALTH MGMT