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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17, CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Chapter 16zz: Student Loans
Section: 17:16zz-12: Actions, counterclaims by borrower.
12. A student loan borrower who suffers any ascertainable loss of moneys as a result of the use or employment by a student loan servicer of any method, act, or practice declared unlawful under this act may bring an action or assert a counterclaim therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction. In any action under this section the court shall, in addition to any other appropriate legal or equitable relief, award threefold the damages sustained by the student loan borrower. In all actions under this section, the court shall also award reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees, and reasonable costs of suit.
L.2019, c.200, s.12.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2019-08-28 12:32:49.
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