Facts & Statistics
| STATE STATISTICS | |
| Population 2018 |
8,908,520 |
| Population 2017 | 8,888,543 |
| Population 2016 | 8,874,516 |
| Below Poverty 2018 | 8.2 |
| Below Poverty 2017 | 10.0 |
| Below Poverty 2016 | 10.4 |
| Employment – Population Ratio 2018 |
59.9 |
| Employment – Population Ratio 2017 | 60.2 |
| Employment – Population Ratio 2016 | 60.4 |
| Unemployed 2018 | 4.1 |
| Unemployed 2017 | 4.6 |
| Unemployed 2016 | 5.0 |
| Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 753 |
| STATE FACTS |
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| The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory. |
| The street names in the game Monopoly come from Atlantic City. |
| Modern paleontology, the science of studying fossils, began in 1858 with the discovery of the first nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur in Haddonfield, New Jersey. |
Government
| ELECTED OFFICIALS | |
| Governor |
Phil Murphy (D) |
| Lieutenant Governor | Sheila Oliver (D) |
| Attorney General (appointed) | Gurbir Grewal (D) |
| State Senate Control | D – 25; R – 15 |
| State House Control | D – 52; R – 28 |
State Regulators
Legislative Process
| LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
| Convenes | January 2, 2019 |
| Sine Die Adjournment | January 14, 2020 |
| Committee Action Deadlines | N/A |
| Crossover Deadline | None |
| Carryover from Previous Session | Yes (2018-2019) |
| Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session) | 45 days |
| Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment) | Seven days from adjournment, or legislation is pocket vetoed |
| Veto Override | 2/3 majority |
| Legislation Effective Date | July 4 after enactment |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- NJ AB 3816 (now N.J. Stat. Ann. Title 17, subtitle 2, part 2, c. 11C)
- HUD review of New Jersey’s SAFE Act
Security Breach Notification Law
AFSA Comment Letters
- New Jersey SB 2262 – Floorplan Financing (May 9, 2019)
- New Jersey AB 2495 Lease termination in the event of death (September 28, 2016)
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Regulatory Guidelines
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 23 State & DC Letter to FDIC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (February 2020)
- 25 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Debt Relief (February 2020)
- 23 State & DC Amicus Brief re: Constitutionality of CFPB (January 2020)
- 21 State & DC Letter to OCC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (January 2020)
- 19 State & DC Letter to Congress re: Education Department Borrower Defense Rule (January 2020)
- New Jersey Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Relief (January 2020)
- 22 State Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Forgiveness (November 2019)
- 21 State & DC Letter to HUD re: Housing Discrimination (October 2019)
- 29 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Fraud (October 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Overdraft Rule (July 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Rule (May 2019)
- 33 States & DC Letter to Congress re: Marijuana Banking (May 2019)
- 41 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (May 2019)
- 20 States & DC letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Disclosure to Law Enforcement (April 2019)
- 24 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Lending Rule (March 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 30 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Identity Theft Rule (February 2019)
- 22 State AGs Letter to CFPB re: Regulatory Sandbox (February 2019)
- 14 State AGs Letter to FDIC re: Small-Dollar Lending (January 2019)
- 15 State AGs Amicus Brief re: Tribal Immunity for Payday Lending (December 2018)
- 14 State AGs letter to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency re: Community Reinvestment Act (November 2018)
- 21 State AGs letter to Department of Education re: closed-school loan discharge regulations (October 2018)
- 33 State AGs letter to CFPB re: Military Lending Act (October 2018)
- 17 State AGs letter to HUD re: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (October 2018)
- 8 State AGs Amicus Brief re: Student Loan Debt Relief (October 2018)
- 12 State AGs letter to CFPB re: proposed revisions to disclosure sandbox program (October 2018)
- 35 State AGs Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re: Robocalls (October 2018)
- 11 State AGs letter to Department of Education re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (October 2018)
- 16 State AGs Amicus Brief re: States’ Oversight on Student Loan Servicers (September 2018)
- 14 State AGs letter urging CFPB to continue enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s disparate impact liability provision (September 2018)
- 17 State AGs letter urging HUD not to undermine the Agency’s Fair Housing Act (FHA) disparate impact regulations (August 2018)
- 20 State AGs letter urging Secretary of Education to share student loan information with law enforcement (July 2018)
- 20 State AGs letter to Congress regarding proposed FDCPA amendments (April 2018)
- 32 AGs letter urging Congress to preserve state’s authority to enforce data breach & security laws (March 2018)
- 30 AGs letter to Congress urging it to reject legislation that would block state oversight of student loan servicing industry (March 2018)
- 36 State AGs Letter 1 and Letter 2 – Credit Freeze Fees (October 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
Reports
Trade Associations
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Political Geography
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