The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group LLC, Thomas G. Macey, Jeffrey J. Aleman, Jason Searns, and Harold E. Stafford

2014 Community Banks / Credit Unions

CFPB Consumer Protection Violation Mortgage Lending Violation

Penalty

$37.3 million

Outcome

The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group LLC, Thomas G. Macey, Jeffrey J. Aleman, Jason Searns, and Harold E. Stafford was subject to a $37,294,250 enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Details

The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group LLC, Thomas G. Macey, Jeffrey J. Aleman, Jason Searns, and Harold E. Stafford — $37,294,250 CFPB Enforcement

Outcome: The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group LLC, Thomas G. Macey, Jeffrey J. Aleman, Jason Searns, and Harold E. Stafford was subject to a $37,294,250 enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Action Type: enforcement-action

How Crucible Prevents This

Crucible's continuous compliance monitoring would have flagged the regulatory gaps that led to this CFPB enforcement action — through automated regulatory adherence checks, BSA/AML monitoring, consumer protection compliance tracking, and corrective action plan enforcement — preventing the violations before they triggered federal action.

Source: CFPB Enforcement Actions — The Mortgage Law Group, LLP d/b/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman & Searns, Consumer First Legal Group LLC, Thomas G. Macey, Jeffrey J. Aleman, Jason Searns, and Harold E. Stafford

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