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12.59 Debt Management, Predatory Lending, and Consumer Rights Worksheet

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This Economics & Financial Literacy Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 12.59 Debt Management, Predatory Lending, and Consumer Rights. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Debt Management, Predatory Lending, and Consumer Rights: Choose the debt-management step or consumer-rights response that best protects the borrower. Aligned to Integrated Grade 12 Economics & Financial Literacy Framework (C3, CEE, NSPFE, CCSS RH/WHST 11-12, AP Micro/Macro, NAEP, and selected state frameworks) 12.59 - Debt Management, Predatory Lending, and Consumer Rights: Choose the debt-management step or consumer-rights response that best protects the borrower. (NSPFE: Managing Credit/Managing Risk; C3 D2.Eco.7-8.9-12; CEE Econ 12, 16-17; CCSS RH.11-12.8; NAEP Econ: Individual/Public Context; FL SS.912.FL; VA EPF; TX PFL/Econ.)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A borrower comparing lenders wants a final checklist before applying online. Which checklist best protects privacy, cost, and consumer rights?

AApply to every ad on social media and compare only the size of the approved amount.

BUse a lender with no contact information because fewer details mean fewer responsibilities.

CChoose the fastest approval, ignore APR, share passwords if requested, and save no documents.

DVerify the lender, read APR and fee disclosures, compare total cost, protect login credentials, and keep copies of all terms.

Solution & Explanation:A strong borrower checklist combines lender verification, cost comparison, privacy protection, and recordkeeping.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

For a financial literacy project, a student writes, “All debt is bad, so consumer protection is unnecessary.” Which revision shows stronger economic reasoning?

ADebt can be useful or harmful depending on terms, affordability, borrower information, and protections against abuse.

BAPR and fees are personal opinions rather than evidence.

CDebt is always good as long as the borrower receives cash quickly.

DConsumer protection matters only when a borrower has no income at all.

Solution & Explanation:Economic reasoning evaluates trade-offs: debt can finance useful goals, but terms, affordability, and protections matter.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Use the accompanying collection call log. Which pattern most supports a formal complaint about collection conduct?

AA written validation notice mailed to the borrower's correct address.

BA single polite reminder during normal business hours.

CRepeated calls after a written contact-limit request, including a late-night call and a workplace call.

DA payment receipt sent after the borrower asked for confirmation.

Solution & Explanation:A documented pattern of ignoring contact limits and calling at inappropriate times can support a complaint.

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