PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC


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"Products" offered by PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Checking or savings account -
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - Federal student loan
Debt collection - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Private student loan debt
Debt collection - Rental debt
Debt collection - Telecommunications debt
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Mortgage - Reverse mortgage
Payday loan -
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Prepaid card - General purpose card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 6879210

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio Recovery keeps calling and calling all types of day and night so much I feel like I'm being harrassed.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30165

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6879201

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: I had 3 debts charged off in XXXX due to financial hardship. Portfolio Recovery Associates all 3 accounts which were XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I disputed all debts through the credit bureas process since the debts were charged off Portfolio had no legal way to recover the debt. Unfortunately it did no good and couldnt get Portfolio to stop calling and harassing me about the accounts. Portfolio Recovery has these accounts on my credit report even though they have been charged off. In XXXX I was able to pay of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX still is collections with Portfolio Recovery and I still get phone calls about it. Heres the information on the accounts. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX charged off in XXXX amount {$3000.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX charged off in XXXX amount {$1000.00} XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX charged off in XXXX amount {$3900.00}.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 76513

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6879167

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls

Consumer Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX phone calls every day even weekends and they were always rude. Even added an account without my knowledge and for me pay on it monthly. I had been paying toward cards for years and not seeing the balance going down. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 759XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6879142

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: Its with portfolio collections. I dont know all the amounts and dates.

Company Response:

State: AR

Zip: 717XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6879103

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Was not notified of investigation status or results

Consumer Complaint: The collection company threated me on leagel action

Company Response:

State: PA

Zip: 175XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6879042

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: My now deceased ex boyfriend stole my information and opened 2 credit accounts under my name from XXXX XXXX in XXXX. I have disputed these with portfolio recovery numerous times. They harass me constantly and I'm always having to block new numbers they call me from.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6878932

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

Subissue: Sued you without properly notifying you of lawsuit

Consumer Complaint: I apparently owed money to them for something and never knew what for. I found out they emptied my account when I went to order a pizza one day for my kids after work. Portfolio Recovery had taken every XXXX of my money from my account including all of my child support. They took over {$2000.00} without ever notifying me or letting me know why. My electric ended up getting shut off, and I lost all the food in my fridge. I had to move in with my mother until I could get the money to turn my electric back on. I was never able to get them on the phone, and still have no idea what it was for. I never received any type of phone or mail notification, and still haven't to this day nearly 9 years later. My name was XXXX XXXX XXXX at the time and I was a newly separated single mother. They stole every last cent from my account and left me almost homeless with kids.

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 080XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6878923

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was paid

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio Recovery has attempted to get me to pay a debt that I settled directly with XXXX XXXX XXXX back in XXXX. In summer XXXX, during a pandemic, they somehow reopened my settled debt with XXXX XXXX XXXX and now refuse to remove the debt from my credit report which is causing me to be denied to open other credit cards and can potentially affect my capacity to rent a new apartment.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 90006

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6878852

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls

Consumer Complaint: I have let them know the debt was being disputed with XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX had no right selling the debt without my knowledge and in dispute since 2018

Company Response:

State: ID

Zip: 836XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6878834

Date Received: 2023-04-23

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was already discharged in bankruptcy and is no longer owed

Consumer Complaint: This is through portfolio recovery. This is an old debt and would like to be able to get a refund.

Company Response:

State: MO

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-23

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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