The Attorney General's Office enforces federal and state fair credit and lending laws to protect people from discrimination in accessing credit or financial services. This includes enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the selling or renting of a home or apartment and in the purchasing of loans or other financial services related to housing.
The office also enforces the Massachusetts Antidiscrimination Law, and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, which prohibit discrimination in credit or financial services.
File a civil rights complaint
Victims of discrimination in accessing credit or financial services can file a civil rights complaint with the Attorney General’s Office.
Contact for Credit and financial services civil rights protections
Phone
Mass relay dial 7-1-1 and connect via main number.
Fax
(617) 727-5762