(1) A violation of this article 20 is a deceptive trade practice within the meaning of section 6-1-105.
(2) A student loan servicer who fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this article 20 with respect to a student loan borrower is liable in an amount equal to the sum of:
Any actual damages sustained by the student loan borrower as a result of the failure;
A monetary award equal to three times the total amount the student loan servicercollected from the student loan borrower in violation of this article 20;
Punitive damages as the court may allow; and
In the case of any successful action by a student loan borrower to enforce the liabilityset out in this section, the costs of the action, together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
(3) The remedies provided in this section are not the exclusive remedies available to a student loan borrower.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (SB 19-002), ch. 157, p. 1870, § 2, effective August 2.