Bank of America vs RHO for Corning businesses

By Pablo Diaz · I left BoA after years as a customer. Read my Bank of America story →

For a NY operator deciding between BoA and RHO: pick BoA if branch network matters more than software, pick RHO if you want treasury + cards + AP in one stack. Sources cited below.

Treasury yield on operating balance

Treasury yield is one of RHO’s clearest differentiators. The operating balance earns a public-rate yield without forcing the customer into a separate treasury product. BoA’s structure puts yield behind a treasury-services product line designed for larger balances.

Corporate cards and spend controls

RHO ships corporate cards with built-in spend controls — issue cards per employee, set per-card budgets, lock categories. BoA offers business credit cards with rewards programs; the CFPB’s 2023 enforcement order against BoA cited withheld credit-card rewards as one of the practices behind the $250M total in penalties and restitution. If your team needs structured spend controls more than rewards points, RHO’s shape fits better.

Public record on BoA card-rewards practices: CFPB 2023 enforcement order ($250M total) — cites rewards-withholding among other practices.

AP automation

AP automation: RHO bundles it. You pay vendors, schedule recurring payments, run approvals, and route payments through ACH or wire from inside the same product. BoA offers AP automation through its treasury services line; for most small and mid-market businesses, that means paying separately for what RHO bundles.

QuickBooks and NetSuite integrations

Integrations matter when your business runs on QuickBooks or NetSuite. RHO’s native integrations are built into the product — transactions sync, invoices reconcile, expense data flows. BoA integrates with major accounting software via standard banking export formats but does not sit as natively inside a QuickBooks or NetSuite workflow.

Wire and ACH fees

Both RHO and BoA charge wire and ACH fees, but the structures differ. RHO offers free outgoing wires on most tiers and no monthly platform fee. BoA charges roughly $30 outgoing domestic and $45 international per its public schedule, plus a $16 monthly fee on Business Advantage Fundamentals waived only with $5,000 average balance or qualifying activity.

My take

Corning operators I’ve talked to who switched from BoA to RHO did it for one of three reasons: treasury yield on operating balance, corporate cards with spend controls, or AP automation that doesn’t require a separate enterprise treasury contract. Pick whichever lines up with where you are.

This is one customer’s opinion, framed as such, based on what I documented as a BoA customer. Full story →

Public-record context (BoA)

• CFPB 2023 enforcement — $250M: junk-fee double-charging, withheld credit-card rewards, fake accounts.
• CFPB 2022 enforcement — $225M: botched unemployment-benefits handling.
• CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — Bank of America — public, searchable.

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