8-K


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
September 9, 2015

PRA Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-50058
 
75-3078675
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia
 
 
 
23502
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
888-772-7326

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
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Item 8.01      Other Events.
 
On September 9, 2015, PRA Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC ("PRA"), its wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a Consent Order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”), settling a previously disclosed investigation of certain debt collection practices of PRA.   PRA entered into the Consent Order for settlement purposes, without admitting the truth of the allegations, other than the jurisdictional facts.

Amongst other things, the Consent Order requires PRA to: (i) vacate 837 judgments obtained after the applicable statute of limitations, refund $860,607 in payments received on account of such judgments and waive the remaining $3,411,094 in judgment balances; (ii) refund $18,184,836 in Litigation Department Calls Restitution, as defined in the Consent Order, and (iii) pay an $8,000,000 civil money penalty to the CFPB.    

The Consent Order can be accessed at the CFPB’s website at www.cfpb.gov.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the Company’s press release titled, “PRA Settles CFPB Matter,” dated September 9, 2015.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Company on September 9, 2015.








SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRA Group, Inc.
  
 
 
 
 
September 9, 2015
 
By:
 
/s/ Kevin P. Stevenson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Kevin P. Stevenson
 
 
 
 
Title: President/CFO