9-A M.R.S. §8-508: Authority of administrator

The administrator, by rule or order, shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with:

1. Unfair or deceptive mortgage loans. The making of a residential mortgage loan that the administrator finds unfair, deceptive or designed to evade the provisions of section 8‑506; and

2. Refinancing; abusive lending practices. The refinancing of a residential mortgage loan that the administrator finds is associated with abusive lending practices or that is otherwise not in the interest of the borrowing public.

Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.