Violation of chapter may be violation of Nevada Equal Credit Opportunity Law; treble damages required in civil action against provider of student education loan that filed false information; rights, remedies and penalties are cumulative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 670B.720
in effect1. A violation of any provision of this chapter may also be a violation of chapter 598B of NRS, the Nevada Equal Credit Opportunity Law.
2. In addition to any other remedies provided by this section or otherwise provided by law, whenever it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence in a civil action that a person or entity that makes a student education loan, including, without limitation, a private education lender, has filed information required pursuant to this chapter that is false, the court shall award treble damages to the student loan borrower, including, without limitation, a private education loan borrower, but in no case may the total award of damages in the action be less than $1,500.
3. The rights, remedies and penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not abrogate and are in addition to any other rights, remedies and penalties that may exist at law or in equity.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-670B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026