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765 ILCS 940/55 (2026)

Civil remedies

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(765 ILCS 940/55)
    Sec. 55. Civil remedies.
    (a) A violation of any of the provisions of this Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General or State's Attorney by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the enforcement of this Act.
    (b) A consumer who suffers loss by reason of any violation of any provision of this Act may bring a civil action in accordance with the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to enforce that provision. All remedies and rights granted to a consumer by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to the consumer bringing such an action. The remedies and rights provided for in this Act are not exclusive, but cumulative, and all other applicable claims, including, but not limited to, those brought under the doctrine of equitable mortgage, are specifically preserved.
(Source: P.A. 94-822, eff. 1-1-07.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Hatchett v. W2X, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Hatchett v. W2X, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “2d 772, 773 (1982)); 765 ILCS 940/55(b) (West 2010) (“[t]he remedies and rights provided for in [the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act] are not exclusive, but cumulative, and all other applicable claims, including, but not limited to, those brought under the doctrine of equitable…”
ALSJ, Inc. v. Kurtz, 2016 IL App (2d) 150492 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “765 ILCS 940/55 (West 2014); 815 ILCS 505/10a (West 2014).”
— 765 ILCS 940/55(b) — 1 case
Hatchett v. W2X, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “2d 772, 773 (1982)); 765 ILCS 940/55(b) (West 2010) (“[t]he remedies and rights provided for in [the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act] are not exclusive, but cumulative, and all other applicable claims, including, but not limited to, those brought under the doctrine of equitable…”
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