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The mission of the department is to serve the people of New Hampshire with diligence, independence and integrity by performing the constitutional, statutory and common law duties of the Attorney General as the State's chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer, to seek to do justice in all prosecutions, to provide the State with legal representation and counsel of the highest quality, to protect the State's environment and the rights of its consumers, and to provide supervision and leadership of New Hampshire law enforcement.

News and Events

New Hampshire Joins $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement on Foreclosure Wrongs

February 9, 2012

New Hampshire has formally joined a landmark $25 billion national joint federal-state agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and fraud, and unacceptable nationwide mortgage servicing practices. more…

Press Briefing to be held today at 1:00 p.m. regarding State/Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement

February 9, 2012

Attorney General Michael Delaney and Commissioner Ronald A. Wilbur of the NH Banking Department will be holding a press briefing this afternoon regarding the recently announced $25 billion state/federal mortgage servicing settlement. more…

PetSmart Pays $15,000 in Settlement of Allegations of Cadmium in Packaging

February 8, 2012

The State has reached a settlement with PetSmart, Inc. which resolves allegations that PetSmart sold pet products in flexible PVC packaging that contained levels of cadmium that exceeded State regulatory limits and failed to submit Certificates of Compliance upon request. more…