Bounty

Rho Business Checking bonus: is $1,000 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$295: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $20,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus10.14%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $20,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.

  • $20,000Best for you
    $500 bonus · 90 days
    +$295
  • $100,000
    $1,000 bonus · 90 days
    −$23

The math

Compared with leaving $20k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$500
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$20,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$205
Extra
+$295
Works out to 10.1% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Average $20,000 from day 1 to day 90. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Average $20,000 from day 1 to day 90
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Nationwide
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing

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Questions

Is the Rho Business Checking bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $20,000 tier adds +$295: the $500 bonus, minus the $205 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $100,000 tier adds −$23. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Average $20,000 from day 1 to day 90. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.