Paying back Signing Bonus

Depends on the bank. I’m at an MM and they’ll take it back if you quit within first year, not second though.

My bank made me pay it back (well, I actually I reached out to hr because new bank was going to reimburse me)

it’s pretty standard for it to be clawed back and for your new bank to make you whole.

This might be a dumb Q, but how far do they pursue it…like what would happen if you didn’t pay it back? Just find it hard to see a bank go hard after that much $ but could be wrong.

Anecdotally in response to OP, have heard some banks pursue and some don’t, regardless of official policy

Personally, when I lateraled away from a MM they did not come after it (said they would, but I never got any letter in the mail). I had new bank agree to pay the bonus out, assuming MM would come for it, but basically got to pocket that extra $6k post-tax or whatever it is.

Check your contract - often the clawback is only 1 year, 2 years would be unusual. That said, if you're within the clawback you should fully expect to pay it

You have to pay the full amount back. 

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This is due to the radical liberal indoctrination that has been pushed upon America's financial institutions by the likes of Hunter Biden, George Soros and other liberal extremist paramilitary organizations such as Trader Joes. 

The liberals don't want you to be happy. They want to strip you, bankrupt you and humiliate you by forcing you to pay back your signing bonus. You know who doesn't get signing bonuses? The marginalized LBGTQ+ community. Thus nobody gets to keep their signing bonus. Pro Tip: Don't report your bonuses to the IRS. Commit tax fraud to own the libs so they can no longer afford their heinous far-left policies of forcing government-paid abortions on straight, white women.