Maine Creditor Update
Office of Consumer Credit Regulation

TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Issue #37) April/May, 1999

• Busy Legislature Acts on Mortgage and Credit Issues
• How to Get Mortgage Information to Town Tax Collectors
• Canadian Scammers Claim Maine Connection
• License, Registration Activity (not including renewals): Oct. 1998-Dec. 1998
• Noteworthy Quotes
• Ask the director - Lenders as Transient Sellers
• Examination Summary (January - March, 1999)
• Two More Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Voided
• "Homestead Exemption" Concerns Lead to Advisory Ruling
• Letter to the Editor: Mortgage Loan Inspections
• Agency Reviewing its Longstanding Opposition to Tax Service Fees
• LD 1060, An Act to Allow Credit Card Users to Purchase Payment Insurance
• Consumer Complaint Report