NJCAEF’s 16th Annual Financial Justice Summit

The Future of Financial Justice: Where do we go from here?

Join state and national advocates, officials and other policy experts to learn about the challenges, safeguards and solutions for housing, consumer protections and community reinvestment today and for the foreseeable future in New Jersey.

Keynote Speaker: Rohit Chopra, former Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
The Housing Crisis in New Jersey: A Comprehensive Look at the Problem and Policy Solutions
  • Diane Johnson, Former HUD official
  • Laura Sullivan, Director of the Economic Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
  • Eric Dobson, Senior Special Advisor at Fair Share Housing
  • Matthew Hersh, VP of Policy and Advocacy at the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
  • Maria Montesino, Community Organizer at Make the Road NJ
  • Taiisa Kelly, CEO at Monarch Housing
Consumer Finance Protection: How States Can Protect Us from Financial Harms When the Federal Government Does Not
  • The Honorable Matthew J Platkin, Attorney General of New Jersey
  • Seth Frotman, former General Counsel at the CFPB
  • Angela Hanks, Chief of Policy Programs at the Century Foundation
Community Reinvestment: How a State Community Reinvestment Act Can Expand Investment and Direct Access to Credit Where We Most Need It in New Jersey
  • Rev. Eric Dobson, President of the New Jersey United Black Agenda
  • Kevin Hill, Senior Policy Advisor at The National Community Reinvestment Coalition
  • Leila Amirhamzeh, NJCA's Director of CRA
  • Jean Pierre Brutus, Senior Counsel at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Addressing Medical Debt in New Jersey: Progress, Resources, and What’s Next
  • Laura Waddell, NJCA’s Healthcare Program Director
  • James Lloyd, Executive Director of the NJ Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency

Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

IMPORTANT PARKING INFO:

The Summit will take place in Bethany Hall, #2 on this map. Click here to fill out the parking permit form. Parking registration is required. Please note, when you register your vehicle, you may begin your session now and it will register for the day of the event. There are two parking lots across “Seton Drive” from Bethany Hall, not far past the security gate when you enter the campus from South Orange Ave. and Center St.

When

October 08, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:30pm

Where

Seton Hall University
400 S Orange Ave
Bethany Hall
South Orange Village, NJ 07079
United States
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Contact

Momtahina Dehel ·

302 RSVPS

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