How interest rules vary in Maine
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Published February 17, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team
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US-ME interest rules
This source-backed guide covers US-ME interest authority (14 M.R.S. § 1602-B, § 1602-C; 9-A M.R.S. § 1-301). It certifies only the quoted source-backed rules below; related interest categories remain outside this page unless they are expressly listed in the receipt.
14 M.R.S. § 1602-B, § 1602-C; 9-A M.R.S. § 1-301
US-ME interest controlling authority under 14 M.R.S. § 1602-B, § 1602-C; 9-A M.R.S. § 1-301.
14. B. In all other actions, the one-year United States Treasury bill rate plus 6%. (1) For purposes of this paragraph, "one-year United States Treasury bill rate" means the weekly average one-year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the last full week of the calendar year immediately prior to the year in which post-judgment interest begins t
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by legislature.maine.gov.
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