Skip to Content
November 22, 2024 Rain | 44°F
The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 3A: Consumer assistance unit

Section 3A. (a) The division of banks shall maintain a consumer assistance unit. The unit may provide assistance in response to complaints involving any person or entity that the division has authority to regulate or in other areas as the commissioner deems appropriate, which may include, but shall not be limited to, complaints and requests for assistance involving state-chartered banks and credit unions, check cashers, foreign transmittal companies, sales finance companies, mortgage lenders, brokers, originators and student loan servicers.

(b) The unit shall share information with the student loan ombudsman to assist the student loan ombudsman in fulfilling the student loan ombudsman's duties under section 35 of chapter 12.