Encore Capital Group to Present at the 2011 JMP Financial Services and Real Estate Conference

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG), a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery, announced today that Paul Grinberg, Chief Financial Officer, will be making a presentation to the investment community at the 2011 JMP Financial Services and Real Estate Conference to be held in New York City Monday, September 26th, 2011. During the course of this presentation, the Company may disclose material developments affecting its business and financial performance.

Webcast

The Company will present at 8:00am Pacific / 11:00am Eastern time. Members of the public are invited to listen to the live audio webcast via the Internet.

To hear the presentation, visit the Presentations section of the Investors page on the Company's website at www.encorecapital.com. An archive of the presentation will be available shortly after the event at the same location and will remain available for 90 days.

About Encore Capital Group, Inc.

Encore Capital Group is a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery. We purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables from major banks, credit unions, and utility providers and partner with individuals as they repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Our success and future growth are driven by our sophisticated and widespread use of analytics, our broad investments in data and behavioral science, the significant cost advantages provided by both our operations in India and our enterprise-wide, account-level cost database, and our demonstrated commitment to conduct business ethically and in ways that support our consumers' financial recovery.

Headquartered in San Diego, we are a publicly traded NASDAQ Global Select company (ticker symbol: ECPG) and a component stock of both the Russell 2000 and Wilshire 4500. More information about the Company can be found at www.encorecapital.com.

Contact:

Paul Grinberg
Encore Capital Group, paul.grinberg@encorecapital.com
(858) 309-6904

Adam Sragovicz
Encore Capital Group, adam.sragovicz@encorecapital.com
(858) 309-9509

For media inquiries, please contact:

George Durham
Encore Capital Group, george.durham@encorecapital.com
(858) 309-9491

SOURCE Encore Capital Group, Inc.