Less than a month after the Department of Community Affairs took full control over the functions of the Council on Affordable Housing, the agency's head told many of the state's builders Friday that changes to the system are under way.

The Occupy Wall Street protest spread to Trenton and Jersey City on Thursday, with protesters alleging the government is not representing them.

The Small Business Administration announced Wednesday that in fiscal year 2011, the agency approved a record number and record amount of lending to small businesses.

The state Division of Consumer Affairs announced Tuesday its Bureau of Securities settled with Wachovia Securities LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. on separate allegations of firms selling...