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Piermont Bank

New York state-chartered digital bank with three business checking tiers, a low balance waiver and a dedicated relationship manager.

Best for

Businesses that want a chartered bank and a named banker, and that never need to deposit cash.

Rate on your money
Not published on checking (money market to 3.75%)
Cash deposits
Yes, by appointment only
FDIC coverage
$250,000 direct
EIN required
Yes, TIN or EIN
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Each account's published monthly fee, and the plan that fee belongs to. Where a fee can be waived, the condition is stated rather than applied. Interest is shown as the rate each account publishes, with its conditions, and never as a forecast of what you would earn.

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Piermont Bank

$25/mo

Deposits held by
Piermont itself (bank)
Free cash deposits /mo
Not published at source
Entities accepted
Not published at source
Branches
No, one office by appointment
To open
Not published at source
Monthly fee
$25/mowaived at $1,000 balance
Chase logo

Chase

$15/mo

Deposits held by
Chase itself (bank)
Free cash deposits /mo
$5,000 to $25,000/mo by tier
Entities accepted
Sole prop, single-member LLC, S and C corp
Branches
Yes, 5,000+ branches
To open
Not published at source
Monthly fee
$15/mowaived at $2,000 balance
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Mercury

$0/mo

Deposits held by
Fintech; Choice Financial and Column N.A.
Free cash deposits /mo
Not applicable
Entities accepted
Not published at source
Branches
No
To open
None
Monthly fee
$0/moFree outright
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Relay

$0/mo

Deposits held by
Fintech; Thread Bank
Free cash deposits /mo
$2,000/day (ATM), $5,000/mo (retail)
Entities accepted
LLC, corp, partnership, sole prop, non-profit
Branches
No, Allpoint in network
To open
Not published at source
Monthly fee
$0/moFree outright

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

  • A chartered bank holding deposits directly
  • Waives its fee on a monthly average balance, which tolerates a dip
  • A dedicated relationship manager with direct phone and email access
  • A fully online application with a published review turnaround
  • Specialist accounts for law firms and property businesses that few competitors offer

Cons

  • Its published rate card is dated January 2022 and defers to a fee schedule it does not publish
  • Wire fees, ACH origination, cash deposit charges and ATM charges are not published at source
  • The interest-checking rate is available only from a relationship manager
  • Cash can only be deposited in person, by appointment, at a single New York office
  • The free transaction allowance counts received ACH, so ordinary activity consumes it

About Piermont Bank

Piermont Bank is a New York state-chartered bank and holds deposits itself, with higher cover available through separate enrolment in a deposit placement service. It operates as a digital bank from a single New York office and runs a fully online application.

It publishes three business checking tiers: a basic account, an interest-bearing version at the same monthly price, and a higher account aimed at businesses with heavy transaction volume, which runs on an unpublished earnings credit instead of a published waiver. The two lower tiers waive their fee on a minimum monthly average balance, a gentler test than a daily minimum because it tolerates a dip.

The data caveat matters here and is the reason this row is listed as partially priced. Piermont's only published rate card is dated January 2022 and twice refers the reader to a fee schedule that is not published anywhere on its site, so wire fees, ACH origination, cash deposit charges and ATM charges are all recorded as not published at source. Its interest-checking rate is likewise available only from a relationship manager. Cash can only be paid in at its single office, by appointment.

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