A 4106 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Clarifies mortgage loans to mean loans made primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

This bill clarifies that a "mortgage loan" refers specifically to loans made primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, secured by residential properties (1-6 dwelling units). It directly affects homebuyers and renters with standard mortgages by exempting these loans from prepayment penalties, meaning borrowers can pay off their loans early without extra fees. The key mechanism updates the legal definition to ensure consumer loans (not commercial ones) cannot include prepayment penalties, while allowing such fees for commercial mortgage loans. This applies to all new mortgage loans entered into after the bill's effective date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Jun 11, 2026
Floor votes

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This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 11, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by the Assembly (77-2-0)
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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