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Karen Buck is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of EagleBank. Her most recent roles include executive vice president — director of operations/contact center at Flagstar Bank in Michigan and executive vice president — commercial, retail/payment operations at TD Bank. Ms. Buck earned a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in finance and Spanish from La Salle University in Philadelphia. She has been recognized by South Jersey Biz Magazine as one of the 25 Women to Watch, NJBIZ Journal as one of the Best 50 Women in Business, the American Banker Most Powerful Women Team Award and Crain's Detroit 100 Most Influential Women.

Bridgewater Bancshares agreed to acquire First Minnetonka Bancorp. in an all-cash transaction slated to close in the fourth quarter. It would create a nearly $5 billion-asset bank.

Payment experts say keeping customers happy is the key to maintaining partnerships Here's what J.D. Power has to say about user satisfaction.

Atty Bruggemann, Esq. is a partner at Dimopoulos Bruggemann P.C., a matrimonial and family law firm based in Westchester County, New York that specializes in high-net-worth divorces.

The indictment of Telegram's CEO has added scrutiny to the ways in which messaging apps are facilitating check fraud — and what banks can do to stop them.

The average salary for these top compensated bank executives is more than $21 million.

Goldman Sachs, Capital One and Wells Fargo have all suffered pitfalls in their merchant partnerships. Payment experts discuss how issuers can keep retailers and consumers onboard.

Brian O'Connell is an analyst at insuranceQuotes.com, which publishes in-depth studies, data and analysis related to auto, home, health, life and business insurance. In his role as analyst, Brian studies the insurance industry in order to provide trusted tips, advice and insights. A former Wall Street trader, he is the author of the books "CNBC's Creating Wealth" and "The Career Survival Guide." His commentary appears regularly on major media platforms like Fox Business, U.S. News, The Motley Fool, TheStreet.com and many others. 

Citing "moral hazard" as the reason for denying full federal deposit insurance betrays a completely unrealistic belief in the ability of everyday depositors to gauge a bank's strength.

The top five have more than $1.3 trillion in mortgage backed securities as of March 31.