About this episode

Sean Pyles discusses the rules surrounding debt collection and the potential for abuse in the industry.

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People in this episode

Host: Paula Poundstone

Guest: Sean Pyles

Topics covered

• debt collection
• financial advice
• consumer rights
• abuse in debt collection
• comedy

Keywords

• debt collectors
• financial planner
• consumer protection
• abuse edition
• comedy podcast

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NerdWallet

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