Profile

Taylor helps financial institutions and service providers navigate the complexities of consumer credit regulatory compliance. As an Associate in our Maine office, he advises financial institutions, mortgage bankers, finance companies, licensed lenders, servicers, debt buyers, debt collectors, and their vendors on developing and maintaining compliance programs that align with federal and state regulations.

With experience in financial services and regulatory compliance, Taylor works with clients to:

• Develop and maintain consumer credit regulatory compliance programs for banks, non-bank lenders, and service providers.
• Advise on federal and Maine-specific compliance matters affecting financial institutions and service providers.
• Assist with regulatory examinations and responses to consumer credit-related inquiries.
• Interpret and implement evolving consumer finance regulations to mitigate risk.

Taylor is dedicated to helping financial institutions and service providers build effective compliance strategies in an evolving regulatory environment.

Before joining Hudson Cook, Taylor was a member of the tax staff in the Private Client Services group at Baker Newman Noyes, where he worked on financial and tax-related matters. During law school, he interned at the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, where he assisted with compliance examinations and responded to consumer complaints.

Taylor is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and the American Bar Association's Business Law Section, where he serves as a Young Lawyer Liaison for the Deposit Products and Payment Systems Subcommittee. Taylor is listed in the 2024 and 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in Financial Services Regulation Law.

Taylor earned his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science/Public Policy from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Outside of his legal practice, Taylor is an avid tennis player and coaches at his local club.