NORFOLK, Va., May 15, 2017  -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, has reached a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service in regards to the Notices of Deficiency for tax years ended December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2012.  Under the agreement, which remains subject to court approval, PRA Group will utilize a new tax methodology to recognize net finance receivable (NFR) revenue effective tax year 2017.  The Company will not be required to pay any interest or penalties related to the prior periods.  Deferred, taxable NFR revenue related to the difference in timing under the new method will be incorporated evenly into the Company's tax filings over four years with no associated interest. 

"This settlement ends a long outstanding tax controversy and puts this matter behind us.  Additionally, the new methodology is consistent with an approach we have been supportive of for years," said Kevin Stevenson, president and chief administrative officer for PRA Group.  "This settlement should have no direct impact on reported earnings since we are not required to pay interest or penalties related to prior periods.  This controversy has always been simply a matter of tax payment timing, not of ultimate tax payment or tax accrual for financial statement purposes.  Additionally, we do not expect this to have any material impact on our ability to purchase nonperforming loans." 

About PRA Group
As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group, Inc. returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas and Europe. With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, PRA Group companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt and provide a broad range of additional revenue and recovery services to businesses. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.

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The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group's future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that our expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including but not limited to PRA Group's annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group's website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group's business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.

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Director of Investor Relations
(757) 431-7913
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