New Jersey § 17:9a-59
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 17:9a-59, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17:9a-59.
A. The amount of the payment required to be made on advance loans made to a particular
borrower in reduction thereof shall at least equal 1 / 72 nd of the aggregate amount owing at the end of a billing cycle by such borrower on
each advance loan contract between bank and borrower. No monthly payment shall be in an amount less than $10.00 on each advance loan contract
between bank and borrower unless the amount owing at the end of a billing cycle is
less than $10.00 with respect to the particular contract, in which case the amount
of the payment shall be the amount owing. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing a bank from rendering
separate statements using different billing cycles as provided in subsection B of
section 4 of this act. 1 B. Unless the contract provides otherwise, monthly payments shall be applied in the
following order: (1) to interest; (2) to premiums on credit life or credit accident
and health insurance, or both; (3) to late charges imposed pursuant to section 7
of this act; 2 (4) to service charges imposed pursuant to section 8 of this act; 3 and (5) to principal. 1
N.J.S.A. § 17:9A-59.4. 2
N.J.S.A. § 17:9A-59.7. 3
N.J.S.A. § 17:9A-59.8.
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