Citigroup is calling vaccinated staff in the U.S. back to the office for at least two days a week starting the week of March 21, according to the New York-based bank’s head of human resources.

People are increasingly moving between jobs in crypto and the government agencies that police the industry, raising potential conflicts of interest that could undermine efforts to rein in the sector, according to a watchdog group.

The London-based bank said it is cooperating with a Commodity Futures Trading Commission probe into the use of “non-HSBC approved messaging platforms for business communications.”

An ultracompetitive job market is forcing lenders to boost salaries, requiring many to caution investors that expenses could jump before profits from higher rates are realized.

The complaint seeks unspecified damages over the bank’s mortgage origination and underwriting practices, alleging minority homebuyers were excluded from affordable, low-risk loans.

While Wall Street banks press employees to return to the office this month, its regulators in Washington are largely sticking with a flexible approach to remote work.

Citigroup said it exceeded targets it set to increase the percentage of women and Black executives among its ranks.

The acquisition of Bend Financial will accelerate the Connecticut bank’s efforts to deliver an improved digital experience to HSA customers, executives said.

Citigroup awarded Chief Executive Jane Fraser $22.5 million for her work in 2021 after she assumed the top job in February and helped guide the bank through regulatory hurdles.

Employees at Genesee Co-Op Federal Credit Union in New York and Beneficial State Bank in California formed unions in the past year to bargain for better wages and reform their corporate cultures. Will workers at other community institutions follow their lead?