Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

  1. April 09, 2026

    CFPB Pans Debt Collector's Bid To Exit 'Onerous' 2023 Order

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging a Virginia federal court to deny a major debt collector's bid to exit a Biden-era settlement with the agency, arguing the firm's claims of struggles due to "finfluencers" and credit repair outfits don't justify unwinding the deal.

  2. March 23, 2023

    Debt Buyer To Pay $27M Over CFPB's 'Repeat Offender' Claim

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and one of the nation's largest debt collectors reached a $27 million settlement on Thursday to resolve claims that the company violated a 2015 agency-issued order against it by continuing illegal debt collection practices.