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Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (PRAA)

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  • Forbes Best Small Companies for 2009: Part IV [View article]
    Deepvaluelover: Thanks for that point. I didn't realize they get it that cheap. Huneycutt: Graham uses EPS growth which will always be... More »
    Comment by Jae Jun
    Nov 25 12:18 pm |
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  • Forbes Best Small Companies for 2009: Part IV [View article]
    Strange that the Graham Formula would turn up more aggressive valuations than a DCF in many cases. Why would that occur?
    Comment by H.J. Huneycutt
    Nov 25 11:40 am |
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  • Forbes Best Small Companies for 2009: Part IV [View article]
    PRAA buys debt for between $.02-$.05 on the dollar. When the economy recovers they are set up to make massive profits assuming a... More »
    Comment by DeepValueLover
    Nov 25 08:07 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    "Obama is for the little guy." Man, you are an idiot. I'm sorry but you are. You actually still believe in the "democrats are the... More »
    Comment by phylthy
    Oct 25 01:44 am |
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  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    Remember Smiling Bob? That was a scam too. He got 25 years for that fraud. These people at PRA continue to call me to collect a debt... More »
    Comment by Cinci
    Oct 18 22:33 pm |
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  • Forbes' 'Best Small Companies': Fair Value Revisited [View article]
    @ demosthenes If you look at the spreadsheet, I estimate it to be around 110-120
    Comment by Jae Jun
    Jul 2 00:19 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Forbes' 'Best Small Companies': Fair Value Revisited [View article]
    In your opinion what is the fair value of KTII?
    Comment by demosthenes
    Jul 1 14:45 pm |
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  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    Invest in this company if you support liars, thieves and cheats! They are harassing people in these difficult economic times and it's... More »
    Comment by User 389007
    Apr 5 10:34 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    Look, if you value your dough, don't invest in a company that is trying to defraud the IRS by running a 1099-c ponzi scheme. They pay $5... More »
    Comment by IRSCrimeWatch
    Mar 5 15:11 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 8 More Investment Candidates from Forbes' 'Best Small Companies' List [View article]
    How in the world PRAA can be profitable? People loosing jobs, bussineses are closing so how is it that they can collect and creditors... More »
    Comment by LMAB
    Feb 19 18:13 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    You'll always have bad experiences from collecting agencies, some valid some not. It's a sensitive subject for many people.
    Comment by DutchMark
    Oct 10 03:40 am |
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  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    "Reputed to be more humane in their collection?" They have recently accused my husband of hiding from a credit card debt of almost... More »
    Comment by Fighting Mad
    Oct 9 22:14 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    PRAA is well run, has a record of making money on the debt they buy. They also are reputed to be more humane in their collection... More »
    Comment by metal27
    Oct 3 14:14 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates: Apropo of Bailouts [View article]
    I have sold as I realized one thing. When economy get as bad as now, people just stop paying. So what if you get a few notification... More »
    Comment by Nelson_Lai1975
    Oct 2 17:46 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Stocks Potentially Impacted by SEC's Enforcement of Regulation SHO [View article]
    It's so odd to me. when DNDN spiked into the 20's i remember peopleposting that they couldn't short the stock anymore, their broker... More »
    Comment by Billy Staples
    Sep 23 11:43 am |
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