UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549




FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.








Date of Report: April     21, 2005

(Date of earliest event reported)




Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





DE

(State or other jurisdiction 
of incorporation)


000-50058

(Commission File Number)


75-3078675

(IRS Employer 
Identification Number)






120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

23502

(Zip Code)




888-772-7326
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)








Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



 
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure



In accordance with guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 33-8216, the information furnished under this item 7.01 ("Regulation FD Disclosure") is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 ("Results of Operations and Financial Condition").  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


(a) Financial statements:

             None

(b) Pro forma financial information:

             None

(c) Exhibits











             99.1       Press Release of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. dated April     21, 2005






SIGNATURE


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be 
              signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.








Dated: April     21, 2005



PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, INC.


By:  /s/ Kevin P. Stevenson                      

     Kevin P. Stevenson

     EVP, CFO








Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
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99.1
Press Release of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. dated April     21, 2005