(2) If a lender who makes a loan in close connection with a sale of goods or motor vehicles negotiates or assigns any note or other instrument taken as evidence of the obligation of the borrower, the holder of the note or other instrument shall be subject to the claims or defenses of the borrowers set forth in subsection (1) of this section. However, the liability of the holder of the note or other instrument to the borrower shall not exceed the amount owing to the lender exclusive of unearned interest at the time the claim or defense is asserted.
(3) If a financing agency makes or funds a lease in close connection with a retail lease of a motor vehicle, the financing agency is subject to all claims and defenses that the retail lessee has against the retail lessor arising out of the retail lease, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. However, the financing agency’s liability to the retail lessee shall not exceed the amount owing to the financing agency, exclusive of unearned interest, at the time the claim or defense is asserted.
(4) If a financing agency that makes or funds a loan in close connection with a retail lease of a motor vehicle negotiates or assigns any note or other instrument taken as evidence of the obligation of the retail lessee, the holder of the note or other instrument shall be subject to the claims or defenses of a retail lessee set forth in subsection (3) of this section. However, the liability of the holder of the note or other instrument to a retail lessee shall not exceed the amount owing to the financing agency exclusive of unearned interest at the time the claim or defense is asserted. [1973 c.626 §2; 2001 c.117 §4]