AG Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced 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. In the Finding of Probable Cause announced, DCR found that Advance Funding maintained a policy of refusing to lend to prospective clients based on race, national origin, and nationality. DCR’s investigation found that Advance Funding’s owner, Joseph Jurasic, instructed sales staff not to do business with “Chinese, African, and Spanish” prospective clients. Audio recordings sent to employees by Jurasic expressly told them “no Chinese, no Africans, no Spanish,” and told them not to “waste your time with the Chinese, with the Africans, and Spanish.” Other Advance Funding employees likewise instructed employees not to do business with these racial or ethnic groups.

AG Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Action Against Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding for Lending and Employment Discrimination – New Jersey Office of Attorney General