Bank of America employees will no longer be able to work remotely on two consecutive days come September – including Friday to Monday, cutting out the loophole allowing for an extended stretch out of office.

Employees were notified of the change, which begins mid-September, via letter last week, according to a Bank of America spokesperson.

The restriction follows years of ramped-up return-to-office policies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Bank of America is not requiring eligible employees to be in the office more than three days a week, the standard it’s held since 2022.

“We’ll have more flexibility than we did, on paper, before,” CEO Brian Moynihan said ahead of the 2022 change. But, he said, “we’ll have more formality to the flexibility.”

Client-facing employees are unaffected by September’s shift, as they are already working in the office five days a week.

The bank is spreading out remote days to support in-person collaboration and make better use of its real estate, a spokesperson told Banking Dive, such as mitigating office overcrowding from Tuesday through Thursday. The bank’s approach is shaped by employee feedback and takes into account the nature of their work, as well as the needs of customers and clients, the spokesperson said.

Employees’ ability to collaborate drives the best outcomes for customers, clients and teammates, the spokesperson said.

Reddit users surmised that the bank was ramping up to require five days of attendance weekly. It wouldn’t be the first to do so: Truist, also based in Charlotte, has required all employees back in the office five days a week since January. JPMorgan Chase employees have been back at their corporate desks all week since January 2025.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include information provided by a Bank of America spokesperson.