ALRS vs PRAA Comparison

Alerus Financial Corp is a financial holding company registered in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Banking, Retirement & Benefit Services, Wealth Management, and Mortgage. It provides various banking services such as checking, debit cards, savings, current deposits, loans and advances, online banking, mobile banking, private banking, payment solutions, and other business products. Additionally, the company provides mortgage loans, retirement planning solutions, individual retirement accounts, retirement plan advisory services as well as wealth management services, including financial & estate planning, trust, and fiduciary services. The company's revenue mainly consists of interest income, commission, management fees, and other income.

PRA Group Inc is a leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans. The company returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. It is also engaged in providing fee-based services on class action claims recoveries in the United States. The company's portfolio segments include; Core, which is engaged in purchasing and collecting nonperforming loans, which the originators have not chosen not to pursue, and the Insolvency segment which is engaged in purchasing and collecting nonperforming loans where the customer is involved in a bankruptcy proceeding.