On issues from guns and abortion to climate change to corporate diversity, banks that have been trying to satisfy progressive groups felt blowback this year from right-leaning organizations and Republican officials.

Citigroup said it will wind down its consumer banking business in China, a move that is expected to affect about 1,200 employees in the country.

Citigroup told employees they can work from anywhere for the final two weeks of the year, as Chief Executive Jane Fraser bucks a trend among rivals to get office workers back to their desks full time.

As global banks from Credit Suisse to Goldman Sachs prepare for a fresh wave of job cuts, HSBC is going on the offensive.

Employees of a Lake Michigan Credit Union branch say they're fighting to organize after upper management failed to respond to their complaints about pay disparity, COVID-19 benefits and more.

Goldman Sachs Group aims to cut at least a few hundred more jobs as the Wall Street titan restructures its struggling consumer business and braces for an uncertain economy in the year ahead.

The challenger bank for Black and Latino individuals introduced Elevate, a membership-only tier that includes access to private clubhouses and networking aimed at people of color.

Many U.S. companies — including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Apple — have drawn attention for increasing pressure on employees to show up more at the office as COVID-19 concerns ebb. Some credit unions have taken similar steps, while others still insist a hybrid schedule is better for recruitment.

The House of Representatives adopted a defense authorization bill that includes a measure to make it easier for entry-level employees with criminal records to join a bank. Meanwhile, the Senate omitted a pot banking provision from its version of the must-pass spending legislation.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hailed the work done by women in her department as she unveiled the first U.S. banknotes bearing the signature of a female secretary.

A group of Hispanic lawmakers urged the Federal Reserve to appoint its first-ever Latino as a regional president after recent searches for the top roles at three other district banks resulted in the hiring of non-Latino candidates.

Plaid said it cut 260 staffers Wednesday after changing macroeconomic conditions forced it to rein in costs.

Bank of America is slowing hiring as fewer employees leave in an attempt to manage the company's headcount ahead of a possible U.S. recession, Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said.

The bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network won court approval to give out bonuses totaling as much as $2.8 million to workers in a bid to keep them from quitting.

JPMorgan Chase is planning to increase headcount in its Latin American private-banking unit by about 25% next year as the firm looks to attract more clients with $5 million to $25 million to invest at the bank.

Since her 20s, Wechter has served as a sounding board to Chairmen Richard Parsons and Mike O'Neill and CEOs Michael Corbat and now Jane Fraser. Wechter, 41, eventually took over the human resources department, where she has set in motion changes reshaping life at the bank for its 238,000 employees.

Across Wall Street, this year's bleak expectations for banker bonuses are rapidly proving true, as a slump in dealmaking ends the industry's war for talent and firms regain the upper hand in setting pay.

Michael Corbat, the former chief executive of Citigroup, is joining Josh Harris's new investment firm 26North Partners as a senior advisor.

Wells Fargo cut hundreds more mortgage employees Thursday, the latest in a series of reductions across the industry after higher interest rates brought the pandemic-era home-lending boom to halt.

InBankshares has hired a former PacWest senior executive — its third leader to come from a regional bank — in a move aimed at bringing in the skills necessary to run a much larger institution.