Diana Haynes Honored with Top Forty Under 40 Award

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA ), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today announced that Diana Haynes was selected by Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal as a Top Forty Under 40 honoree, an annual award that recognizes local leaders for their vision, business achievements, and commitment to community service.

Haynes joined PRA Group in 2009 and now serves as senior manager, quality call monitoring in the company’s corporate compliance department where she ensures compliance risks are identified and communicated to management. Previously she was a senior operations manager responsible for the oversight of account representatives within PRA’s core collections department.

Haynes was integral in creating and implementing a Volunteer Day Program companywide. The program allows all full-time PRA employees to volunteer up to eight paid hours at company-sponsored events each year. Last year alone, PRA sponsored nearly 100 volunteer events across the country.

Haynes also represents PRA as the youth initiatives officer for the VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council, and as a member of the United Way Women’s Leadership Council Volunteer Committee.

The full list of this year's recipients is published in the Oct. 17-23 issue of Inside Business and is also available online .

About PRA Group As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA ) returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas and Europe. With almost 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 business and government clients. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com .

News Media Contact: Nancy Porter Vice President, Corporate Communications (757) 431-7950 NAPorter@PRAGroup.com