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John Graziano, CPA, PFS, CFP, is president of FFP Wealth Management, a financial planning and management firm. He also actively mentors more than 80 CPA firms across the country.

Klaus Dallerup is senior partner at McKinsey & Co.

Ashwin Adarkar is senior partner at McKinsey & Co.

Tech executives say that improperly incorporating new software with existing systems can result in breaches and leaked personal identifiable information.

Ted Katramados is director and associate portfolio manager at TAG Relative Value Fund at TAG Associates and a member of the firm's investment committee. Prior to joining TAG in 2006, he was with Citigroup in Fund of Funds Diligence and Counterparty Risk Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank. He earned his MBA at New York University's Stern School of Business and his B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Home prices in many areas have peaked and the equity cushion that has bolstered loan performance is starting to erode, but some think damage will be limited.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is challenging a recent appeals court decision that its funding through the Federal Reserve Board violates the separation of powers doctrine. That ruling "threatens to inflict immense legal and practical harms" on financial regulation, the CFPB says.

The agency released two reports Tuesday outlining shortcomings of the background check industry and pledged to root out false information and faulty practices in the space.

Jumbo offerings continued to tail off, offsetting a small gain in the availability of government-backed loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

JPMorgan Chase's asset-management arm entered into a deal to acquire more than $1 billion of single-family rentals, a sign that choppy markets haven't scared investors away from suburban housing.