BNET Industries
Market Cap:$637.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$263.2M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a full-service provider of outsourced receivables management and related services. Our primary business is the purchase, collection and management of portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables. These are the unpaid obligations of individuals to credit originators, which include banks, credit unions, consumer and auto finance companies and retail merchants. We also provide a broad range of contingent and fee-based services, including collateral-location services for credit originators via PRA Location Services, LLC (IGS) and revenue administration, audit and debt discovery/recovery services for government entities through PRA Government Services, LLC (RDS) and MuniServices, LLC (MuniServices). We believe that the strengths of our business are our sophisticated approach to portfolio pricing and servicing, our emphasis on developing and retaining our collection personnel, our sophisticated collections systems and procedures and our relationships with many of the largest consumer lenders in the United States. Our proven ability to service defaulted consumer receivables allows us to offer debt owners a complete outsourced solution to address their defaulted consumer receivables. The defaulted consumer receivables we collect are purchased from sellers of defaulted consumer debt. We intend to continue to build on our strengths and grow our business through the disciplined approach that has contributed to our success to date. ...
Director
Peter A. CohenNumber of Employees 2,032
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Collection Agencies: 561440
Recent Events
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Lawsuit Filed Against Portfolio Recovery Regarding Unfair Arbitrations
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Riding the Wave of a Wrecked Financial System
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
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Despite weaker economy, Portfolio keeps buying new debt
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.: Portfolio Recovery Associates Appoints Neal Stern as Chief Operations Officer -...
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Mark Hughes with SunTrust. Mark Hughes - SunTrust Kevin, you talked about the accretion issue on BK, you said $5.5 million for the full year, was that affect greater in the fourth quarter than it was...
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Bill Carcache with Fox-Pitt. Bill Carcache – Fox-Pitt Kelton Good evening. First question I guess is given with your greater emphasis on legal collections, how do you think about the impact on your expenses and how should...
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bill Carcache - Fox-Pitt Kelton. Bill Carcache - Fox-Pitt Kelton Can you talk about how much of the sequential decline in commission revenues was driven by seasonality given the seasonal boost last quarter versus just weaker performance potentially...
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Robert Napoli – Piper Jaffray Robert Napoli – Piper Jaffray It's very difficult to track the as you talk about the different pools, remind me how many different pools will you generally have in a...
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from David Scharf – JMP Securities. David Scharf – JMP Securities Steve, I wanted to start off with a familiar topic, obviously this is kind of five quarters in a row now of material allowance charges. I know...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter A. Cohen | Director |
| David Roberts | Director |
| Michael Petit | Bk President |
| Kevin P. Stevenson | CFO, Chief Admin Officer, Treasurer, Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
| Neal Stern | COO & Senior Vice President |
| Chris Graves | Senior Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions |
| Kent McCammon | Senior Vice President |
| Vivian Coffey | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| William F O Daire | Senior Vice President |
| William O Daire | Senior Vice President |
| Claire Arndt | Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions |
| Joel Lewis | Vice President, Utility Acq |
| Julie Paulina | Assistant Vice President, Healthcare Acquisitions |
| Luanne Ormsbee | Vice President, Bankruptcy Underwriting |
| Tom Choi | Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions |
| Andrew J Holmes | Co-Founder |
| Scott M Tabakin | Principal Accountant |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James M. Voss | Chairman |
| Steven D. Fredrickson | President, CEO, Chairman |
| Penelope W. Kyle | Board of Directors |
| William P. Brophey | Board of Directors |
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| Ramius Capital Group LLC | Founder | Current |
| Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC | Current | |
| Ramius Capital Group LLC | Chairman | Current |
| Scientific Games Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Presidential Life Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Scientific Games Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Titan Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Safe Auto Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Kroll Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ramius Capital Group LLC | Managing Member | Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Shearson Ltd | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Cowen Group, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| American Express Company | chief operating officer | Former |
| Ramius Capital Group LLC | principal | Former |
| Republic New York Corporation | Advisor | Former |
| Shearson Ltd | Chairman | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Cowen Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Republic New York Corporation | Director | Former |
| Republic New York Corporation | Vice Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Columbia University | MBA | Former |
| The Ohio State University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. | Executive Vice President and Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Givology | Board of Directors | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Debtconnection.Com | Director | Current |
| Cryptek, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Aveta Inc. | Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. | Founder | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. Degree In Economics | Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. Degree | Former |
Mr. Voss was appointed as a Director in 2002. Mr. Voss has more than 40 years of prior experience as a senior finance executive. He currently heads Voss Consulting, Inc., serving as a consultant to community banks regarding policy, organization, credit risk management and strategic planning. From 1992 through 1998, he was the executive vice president and chief credit officer of First Midwest Bank. He served in a variety of senior executive roles during his 24 year career (1965-1989) with Continental Bank of Chicago, and was Chief Financial Officer at Allied Products Corporation (1990-1991), a publicly traded (NYSE) diversified manufacturer. Currently, he serves on the board of Elgin State Bank. Mr. Voss has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Elgin State Bank | Board of Directors | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| First Midwest Bank | chief credit officer | Former |
| First Midwest Bank | executive vice president | Former |
| Hrsc | Former | |
| Continental Bank | Former | |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Northwestern University | MBA | Former |
| University of Illinois | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| University of Denver | B.S. Degree | Former |
Prior to co-founding the Company in 1996, Mr. Fredrickson was Vice President of Household Recovery Services’ (“HRSC”) Portfolio Services Group from late 1993 until February 1996. At HRSC Mr. Fredrickson was ultimately responsible for HRSC’s portfolio sale and purchase programs, finance and accounting, and other functional areas. Prior to joining HRSC, Mr. Fredrickson spent five years with Household Commercial Financial Services where he managed a national commercial real estate workout team. He also was employed for five years as a member of the FDIC workout department of Continental Bank of Chicago, specializing in corporate and real estate workouts. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Illinois. He is a past board member of the American Asset Buyers Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | President, CEO, Chairman | Current |
| Factoring Tip | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Ohio.Com | Controller | Former |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Former | |
| Anchor Post Products of Texas, Inc. | Former | |
| Hrsc | Former | |
| Continental Bank | Former | |
| University of Illinois | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| Boston College | B.A. degree | Former |
| The Ohio State University | B.S.B.A. | Former |
| University of Denver | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Bk President | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
Prior to co-founding Portfolio Recovery Associates in 1996, Mr. Stevenson served as Controller and Department Manager of Financial Control and Operations Support at Household Recovery Services ("HRSC") from June 1994 to March 1996, supervising a department of approximately 30 employees. Prior to joining HRSC, he served as Controller of Household Bank's Regional Processing Center in Worthington, Ohio where he also managed the collections, technology, research and ATM departments. While at Household Bank, Mr. Stevenson participated in eight bank acquisitions and numerous branch acquisitions or divestitures. He is a certified public accountant and received his B.S.B.A. with a major in accounting from the Ohio State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | CFO, Chief Admin Officer, Treasurer, Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Hrsc | Department Manager | Former |
| Ohio.Com | Controller | Former |
| Hrsc | Controller | Former |
| The Ohio State University | B.S.B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | COO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Vice President, Utility Acq | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Assistant Vice President, Healthcare Acquisitions | Current |
| Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc | Vice President Communications | Current |
| Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aca International Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bon Secours Depaul Medical Center | Former | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | BA In Communications Media, Sociology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Vice President, Bankruptcy Underwriting | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Vice President, Portfolio Acquisitions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Factoring Tip | Senior Vice President Administration | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
Scott M. Tabakin, Director. Mr. Tabakin was appointed as a director of Portfolio Recovery Associates in 2004 and subsequently elected at the Company s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Tabakin has more than 20 years of public-company experience. Mr. Tabakin has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bravo Health, Inc., a privately owned Medicare managed health care company since 2006. Early in his career, Mr. Tabakin was an executive with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Prior to May 2001, Mr. Tabakin was Executive Vice President and CFO of Beverly Enterprises, Inc., then the nation s largest provider of long-term health care. He served as Executive Vice President and CFO of AMERIGROUP Corporation, a managed health-care company, from May 2001 until October 2003. From November 2003 until July 2006, Mr. Tabakin was an independent financial consultant. Mr. Tabakin is a certified public accountant and received a B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Illinois.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Principal Accountant | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Golden Gate National Senior Care Holdings LLC | Cfo | Former |
| Amerigroup Corporation | Cfo | Former |
| Bravo Health, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Bravo Health, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Amerigroup Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Golden Gate National Senior Care Holdings LLC | Executive Vice President | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.S. Degree In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Radford University | President | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Debtconnection.Com | Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CSX Corporation | vice president | Former |
| CSX Corporation | officer | Former |
| Virginia Lottery | Director | Former |
| University of Virginia | Degree | Former |
William P. Brophey, Director. Mr. Brophey was appointed as a director of Portfolio Recovery Associates in 2002 and subsequently elected at the Company s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Currently retired, Mr. Brophey has more than 35 years of experience as president and chief executive officer of Brad Ragan, Inc., a (formerly) publicly traded automotive product and service retailer and as a senior executive at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Throughout his career, he held numerous field and corporate positions at Goodyear in the areas of wholesale, retail, credit, and sales and marketing, including general marketing manager, commercial tire products. He served as president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Brad Ragan, Inc. (a 75% owned public subsidiary of Goodyear) from 1988 to 1996, and vice chairman of the board of directors from 1994 to 1996, when he was named vice president, original equipment tire sales world wide at Goodyear. From 1998 until his retirement in 2000, he was again elected president and chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board of directors of Brad Ragan, Inc. Mr. Brophey has a business degree from Ohio Valley College and attended advanced management programs at Kent State University, Northwestern University, Morehouse College and Columbia University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Factoring Tip | Director | Current |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Inc. | vice president, original equipment | Former |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Inc. | vice president, original equipment tire sales | Former |
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