Consumer complaint received 2023-02-03 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action — Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged
Company: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I have have contacted this company to request the verification of the negative items they are reporting. In pursuit to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, 15USC 1692 Sec.809 ( b ). You are required under the above named titled and section, to show your lawful authority to collected on an alleged debt claim ; I have requested " ALL '' of the following items : The name and address of the original creditor A copy of the original contract between myself and the original creditor.

The original application for this account with my signature.

A copy of the agreement authorizing your company to collected on their behalf of the original creditor.

FULL detailed accounting history on the account and the calculations on how they reached the amount owe.

Provide verification on any judgments connected to this account.

Provide your license to collect in my state and your registered agent name with their address.

Please show proof that the Statue of Limitations has not expired in my state for this account. 
Provide the date of the last payment on this account. They are listing the items in question to credit bureaus from : XXXX Bank XXXX XXXX XXXX Bank This company has " FAILED '' to provide me with " ALL '' of the items requested above. They have also repeatedly harassed me by phone, mail, and have had individuals show up at my home in attempt to serve me with a lawsuit. I have never gone into a signed agreement or contract with this company and do not owe them for any debt. 

Additionally I am in complete distress due to them violating my right to privacy, and reporting the companies listed in this complaint without my written permission, written consent, or written instructions. I have not at any time provided this company, the credit bureaus or the banks/companies listed in this complaint with written permission, written consent or written instructions to report these items on my credit report. They are breaking the laws set in place by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. They have broken the following Fair Credit Reporting Act laws : 15 U.S.C 1681 section 602 A. States I have the right to privacy.

15 U.S.C 1681 Section 604 A Section 2 : It also states a consumer reporting agency can not furnish a account without my written instructions Their violations have caused me to be denied credit, denied the right to purchase a home, declined the right to lease an apartment, denied business loans, denied employment, and denied insurance. Their violations have also caused me distress and embarrassment. These violations must end now.

I am requesting that they discontinue reporting and remove/delete all negative information that they have reported/are reporting to the credit bureaus in regard to the companies listed in this complaint, and for any other companies that they might have associated with my name and/or social security number. I'm also requesting that they stop all phone calls, texts, email, direct mail, social media direct messages, stop sending individuals to to my home and/or work to serve lawsuits and/or collect debt. I would like all forms of threats, and communication to stop immediately. 

Best, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief