(Graphic courtesy of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via Courthouse News) BOSTON (CN) — A pair of Maine laws designed to help people repair their credit after experiencing problems that weren’t their fault left the First Circuit stumped at oral arguments Wednesday. The question was whether federal law preempts such a move, but the judges seemed to think the federal statute was badly written and hopelessly unclear. A frustrated U.S. Circuit Judge David Barron peppered Maine’s lawyers for insight. “If I conclude that their position is untenable, I’d like to know what is tenable,” the Obama appointee said. “Or do we have two untenable positions?”