Encore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2007 Conference Call and Webcast

July 23, 2007 at 4:21 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2007 on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, after the market closes. The Company will also host a conference call the same day at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss the reported results.

Members of the public are invited to listen to the conference call via a live Webcast. To listen, please log on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.encorecapitalgroup.com. The replay of the conference call will be archived and available shortly after the call on the Company's website at the same location.

About Encore Capital Group, Inc.

Encore Capital Group, Inc. is a systems-driven purchaser and manager of charged-off consumer receivables portfolios. More information on the Company can be found at http://www.encorecapitalgroup.com.

SOURCE Encore Capital Group, Inc.
07/23/2007
CONTACT: Paul Grinberg, +1-858-309-6904,
paul.grinberg@encorecapitalgroup.com, or Ren Zamora, +1-858-560-3598,
ren.zamora@encorecapitalgroup.com, both of Encore Capital Group, Inc.
Web site: http://www.encorecapitalgroup.com
(ECPG)