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AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Action Against Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding for Lending and Employment Discrimination

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued a Finding of Probable Cause alleging that Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding (Advance Funding), a New Jersey business that provides cash advances and loans to borrowers, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by engaging in unlawful lending discrimination and employment discrimination.

Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Release Report on Unlawful Mortgage Redlining Practices by Republic First Bank in New Jersey

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today issued a report outlining the findings of a multi-year investigation into allegations of unlawful mortgage redlining and discrimination by Republic First Bank.

Attorney General Platkin Launches Statewide Campaign to Combat and Raise Public Awareness About Bias Incidents

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the launch of No Hate in the Garden State, a statewide campaign to raise public awareness about bias incidents and bias crimes, which target a protected status of the victim such as race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.

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