2.   The board shall act as a resource to the commissioner by developing and recommending to the commissioner ideas, programs and tools to assist:
 
   a.   in the development of educational requirements for licensees;
 
   b.   licensed residential mortgage lenders, residential mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators in meeting the mortgage lending needs of consumers;
 
   c.   other consumer finance licensees in meeting the lending needs of consumers; and
 
   d.    consumers in understanding and using:
 
   (1)   residential mortgage lending information and choosing from available mortgage lending opportunities through licensed residential mortgage lenders, residential mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators in this State; and
 
   (2)   consumer lending information and choosing from available consumer lenders.
 
   L.1995, c.2, s.2; amended 2009, c.53, s.62.