AUTO BALANCE CONVERSION & Benefits & Privileges

AUTO BALANCE CONVERSION & Benefits & Privileges

Effective rate at 13% p.a.

Auto balance conversation of outstanding credit card balances at an Effective Interest Rate (EIR) of 13% p.a. for CIMB Bank credit cardholders and at the Payable Facility Charges (PFC) rate of 13% p.a. for CIMB Islamic credit cardholders. Subject to Terms and Conditions.

No processing fee and no cancellation fee for early settlement.

Auto-convert your unpaid credit card balances* every 12 months at a lower rate.

You can decide to opt out from future conversion.

Key Features

Eligible credit cardholders will be automatically enrolled into the programme

Outstanding credit card balances* will be converted to 36 monthly instalments

Minimum convertible amount is RM1,000

Convertible amount = total statement amount* – total payment made

How does Auto Balance Conversion work?

Upon enrolment for this programme, your outstanding credit card balance* will be assessed after the latest payment due date and converted into 36 monthly instalments upon meeting the eligibility criteria every 12 months.

CIMB Bank/CIMB Islamic will auto-enroll eligible customers. Upon enrolment, the outstanding statement balance* will be converted after payment due date +5 calendar days.

Payable Facility Charges** : 13%

Eligibility

  • Nationality: Malaysian
  • Monthly income: Less or equal to RM5,000 (note that this refers to the latest verified income per your credit card issuer’s record)
  • Payment history: Payment ratio less or equal to 10% (average of 12 previous months)
  • Payment ratio = Total payment / total statement balance* (12 previous months)
  • Your card account is current and not delinquent
  • Important Notes

    13% p.a. Effective Interest Rate (EIR)/ Payable Facility Charges (PFC)** is equivalent to 7.1% p.a. Flat Rate.

    Effective Interest Rate (EIR) is the interest rate on a financial product with annual compounding.

    This is only an illustration of the minimum payment due with and without Auto Balance Conversion with the following assumptions:

  • Minimum payment due is 5% of statement balance*. Customer makes minimum payment of 5% monthly.
  • There is no new retail spend or cash advance following the conversion.
  • The outstanding balance* consists of retail spend only and revolves at 17% p.a.
  • The monthly instalment amount from Auto Balance Conversion is RM505 and 100% of instalment amount is demanded.
  • *For CIMB Islamic Credit Card, the outstanding amount/statement balance that will be converted into Auto Balance Conversion is outstanding principal amount only.

    **The PFC rate will be subject to the cardholder’s payment history (in accordance to BNM Credit Card-i Guideline) and the monthly rebate that shall be granted by the Bank on the Yearly Facility Charges during Auto Balance Conversion period.

    ***For Credit Card-i, the Bank will grant a rebate where applicable for early settlement of the installment plan.

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