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: 6800187

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was paid

Consumer Complaint: XXXX debt was paid to the original creditor, Capital One, in full. I have no outstanding debt with Capital One, and no reason for XXXX XXXX to continue to claim that I do. XXXX. I notified XXXX XXXX that a. the debt was already paid and gave them documentation that showed proof of this payment through both email, chat and priority mail service. b. they continue to incorrectly report an open account with them to all three credit reporting agencies. c. that since the debt was already paid, they had no right to report my account to those agencies. XXXX. XXXX continues to report that I have an account with them that is unpaid and open. I have given them verifiable proof, and they are just ignoring it to be malicious. Each of the reporting agencies has verified that XXXX XXXX maintains it has an open account for me for the referenced debt. XXXX. As the debt was paid to the original creditor, XXXX XXXX is required to remove their notation from my credit file.

Company Response:

State: WV

Zip: 254XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-05-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6799738

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt is not yours

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio Recovery bought a debt that I owed to another company. I don't owe them any money. I've never had an account with them. I've never done business with them. I've never talked to them, and yet they keep putting a collection on my credit report. They bought a debt, I didn't borrow anything from them

Company Response:

State: OK

Zip: 743XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6799727

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was paid

Consumer Complaint: 1.My debt was paid to the original creditor, XXXX XXXX, in full. I have no outstanding debt with XXXX XXXX, and no reason for Portfolio Recovery to continue to claim that I do. XXXX. I notified Portfolio Recovery that a. the debt was already paid and gave them documentation that showed proof of this payment through both email, chat and priority mail service. b. they continue to incorrectly report an open account with them to all three credit reporting agencies. c. that since the debt was already paid, they had no right to report my account to those agencies. XXXX. Portfolio continues to report that I have an account with them that is unpaid and open. I have given them verifiable proof, and they are just ignoring it to be malicious. Each of the reporting agencies has verified that Portfolio Recovery maintains it has an open account for me for the referenced debt. XXXX. As the debt was paid to the original creditor, Portfolio Recovery is required to remove their notation from my credit file.

Company Response:

State: WV

Zip: 254XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6799726

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: False statements or representation

Subissue: Indicated you were committing crime by not paying debt

Consumer Complaint: I HAVE BEEN COMPLAING ABOUT COMPANY SINCE 2021. THEY HAVE STOLEN MY INDENTITY, USED ABUSIVE LANGUAGE TOWARDS ME AND HAVE DEFAMED MY CHARACTER BY REPORTING FALSE INFORMATION TO THE CREDIT BUREAUS. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY COMPANY HAS CAUSE ME TO HAVE XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX DUE TO THEIR ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT THEY CLAIM I OWE. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS DEBT COLLECTOR AND HAVE YET TO GET ARE RESOLUTION.

Company Response:

State: FL

Zip: 33065

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6799724

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: Alleged debt purchaser Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC still has not responded to my repeated requests for certified copies of the documents that prove PRA received an actual, legally enforceable and valid assignment of rights to establish ownership of my account from original creditor XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX for account ending in XXXX, that meets the requirements under Ohio law. Specifically, I requested multiple times a certified copy of the Bill of Sale, Assignment of Rights for account ending XXXX and documents reflecting that PRA paid actual consideration for my account to the original creditor to consummate the sale. As I have never heard of PRA and have never had any dealings with them, I maintain I do not owe them anything. Until I receive certified copies of the documents referenced above, under Ohio law I believe the original creditor XXXXXXXX XXXX remains the legal owner of my account. To date, PRA has only sent me unauthenticated copies of the original creditor 's pre-assignment monthly account statements, transaction and payment logs. These documents prove absolutely nothing in regards to PRA 's alleged status as a debt purchaser of my account, an alleged assignment of rights or PRA 's alleged real party in interest status for my account and the alleged debt. If PRA does not produce certified copies of the Bill of Sale, Assignment of Rights for my account and records confirming PRA 's payment of actual consideration that facilitated an alleged sale of my account within 30 days, I plan to file a lawsuit against PRA in Ohio small claims court for violation of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, which applies to alleged debt purchasers, among other consumer protection statutes. If such a lawsuit becomes necessary, I will request actual and nominal damages, as well as treble damages which the Ohio statute expressly authorizes.

Company Response:

State: OH

Zip: 44118

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6799722

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls

Consumer Complaint: Every day, for months Portfolio Recovery calls me. At varying times throughout the day, several times a day. And every time its a different number.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 149XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6798933

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: False statements or representation

Subissue: Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official

Consumer Complaint: I am involved in a debt lawsuit with this company beginning in XXXX and ongoing. The company failed to send a required XXXX XXXX prior to lawsuit. The company has filed multiple false and misleading affidavits in this case ( Attached ). Specifically, affidavits involving affiants XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX. This is in violation of XXXX 's recent XXXX agreement with the CFPB and the FDCPA. Pursuant to 18 USC 8, I owe no debt. This company is violating my consumer right to privacy pursuant to 15 USC 1681b.2. This company has no permission to report anything using my information pursuant to 15 USC 1681 4.

Company Response:

State: TN

Zip: 371XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6798676

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: I have attempted several times to validate this debt, and that this company contacted me owns the Debt and they have failed to provide me proof of validation. They are not providing enough information and also using abusive language to scare me into paying them without them providing proper documents that they on the Debt in full. Pursuant to 15 USC 1692g as requested by the consumer the company must provide validation of debt they are also reporting to different account numbers and as a collection account but as an open account, there are a lot of discrepancies with this reporting and according to the FCRA all reporting must be XXXX XXXX accurate, XXXX XXXX verifiable, XXXX XXXX complete.

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 07108

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6798357

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: Acount is on my credit Report, however after contacting the company reporting it, Portfolio Recovery, they do not have the account. The account is 6 years old and still shows as " open '', yet I have no way to verify the validity of the account at all as they do not hait in their system.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 78109

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 6798146

Date Received: 2023-04-05

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: As of recently has contracted several times via mail, has not validated the debt. I sent several letters and is not my account.

Company Response:

State: KY

Zip: 40216

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-04-05

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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