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Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection

Welcome to the website of the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, an agency within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. We appreciate your visit to our homepage, we look forward to assisting you.

Although our building in Gardiner, Maine is not open to the public due to the COVID-19 health emergency, our staff remains available to resolve your complaints, answer your questions, and continue to deliver high-quality services to consumers and regulated industries. Please contact us by email CCP.PFR@maine.gov or by phone (207 624-8527) or through our other online services, and we will assist you.

Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you.

The staff of the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection

 

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• State Publishes Anti-Scam Guide for Consumers Buying Homes
• State Officials Offer Auto Buying and Financing Guide Specially Designed for Presidents Day Sales
• New Financial Guide for Veterans
• Consumer Agency Urges Responsible Use of “Plastic” During Holiday Gift-Giving Season
• State Officials Provide Information and Guidance for Mainers in Response to Data Breach at Equifax
• State Officials Caution the Public about Scams Related to Tax Collections
• With Summer Car and Truck Sales Events Underway, State Officials Offer Free Auto Buying and Financing Guide
• State Officials Offer Auto Buying and Financing Guide In Time for Presidents’ Day Sales
• State Offers New Consumer Booklet Free to Maine Residents: “On the Money – A Young Person’s Guide to Personal Finance”
• State Consumer Protection Officials Announce ‘Top 10’ New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Financial Health
• State Officials Offer Free Consumer Financial Protection Publication as “Black Friday” and Holiday Shopping Season Approach: Downeaster Common Sense Guide: Credit Cards, Paper or Plastic
• Governor and Other State Officials Announce New Consumer Financial Protection Publication -- Downeaster Common Sense Guide to High Interest/High Cost Loans
• State Officials Announce New Consumer Financial Protection Publication: Downeaster Common Sense Guide to High Interest/High Cost Loans
• In Advance of Holiday Auto Sales Events, State Officials Highlight Free Auto Buying and Financing Guide
• State Officials Announce Free Resources and Activities to Assist Maine Residents for National Consumer Protection Week
• State Officials Offer New Auto Buying and Financing Guide Specially Designed for Presidents’ Day Sales
• State Officials Issue Warning about Phony IRS Calls, and Offer Free Anti-Scam Publications
• State Officials Announce New Consumer Financial Protection Publications as Holiday Shopping Season Arrives
• State Officials Advise Consumers of New Maine File Freeze Law
• State Consumer Protection Officials Announce New Publication--Downeaster Common Sense Guide to Automobile Buying and Financing
• Governor and Consumer Protection Officials Announce New Publication: Downeaster Common Sense Guide to Credit Bureaus and Credit Reports
• State Officials Announce New Consumer Protection Publication: Gone Phishing – Identifying and Avoiding Consumer Scams
• State Officials Issue Consumer Protection Alert Following Data Breach Announcement by Shaw’s Parent Company
• Maine State Officials Issue Warning about Fake Offers of Government Grants in Exchange for Advance Fee
• Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection Issues Comprehensive Home Mortgage Guide

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