The full Assembly and Senate are taking up legislation that essentially gives customers up to a 60-day protection window, as long as they apply for utility assistance by June 15.
Documentation sent to New Jersey 101.5 shows a 2019 financing receipt from a pet shop in Union, which was instructing the consumer to pay back more than $7,500 over 2 years for a $2,500 loan.
Banks say the main reasons are customer-driven, but advocates for consumers say there are plenty of New Jersey residents, young and old, who are being wildly inconvenienced by the trend.
New Jersey's recovery process in the wake of COVID-19 has been too focused on businesses and not focused enough on individuals in need, according to advocates for the state's low and moderate income families.
Advocacy groups and nonprofits in New Jersey are calling on the public to support relief initiatives that aim to help New Jersey's most vulnerable workers who can't access government assistance during this pandemic, including unauthorized immigrants.
Apparently the threat of a $10,000 fine hasn't done enough to stop unscrupulous energy suppliers from attempting to pull one over on New Jersey residents.
Representatives from a number of safety, consumer and environmental groups voiced their concerns about legislation that they say would allow car dealers to get away with selling dangerous, recalled used vehicles in New Jersey.