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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:49A-38

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
5. None of the following shall have the effect of discharging or excusing performance under any contract, security or instrument, or give a party the right to unilaterally alter or terminate any contract, security or instrument:

a. The introduction of the Euro;

b. The tendering of Euros in connection with any obligation in compliance with subsection a. or b. of section 4 of this act;

c. The determining of the value of any obligation in compliance with subsection a. or b. of section 4 of this act; or

d. The calculating or determining of the subject or medium of payment of a contract, security or instrument with reference to interest rate or other basis that has been substituted or replaced due to the introduction of the Euro and is a commercially reasonable substitute and substantial equivalent.

L.2000,c.23,s.5.