---
title: "SSEPF9: Consumer Protection Rules (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSEPF9
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSEPF9
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSEPF9: Consumer Protection Rules

Explain ways consumers are protected by rules and regulations.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSEPF9a**: Describe how government agencies offer protection in banking, investments, borrowing, and buying goods and services.
- **SSEPF9b**: Compare different methods for lodging consumer complaints (e.g., Better Business Bureau, online methods, and direct contact with business).
- **SSEPF9c**: Explain the primary purpose of important consumer legislation (i.e., the Truth in Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Housing Act, and the Dodd-Frank Act).

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.