Encore Capital Group to Present at Industry Conferences

May 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG), a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery, announced today that Paul Grinberg, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be making a presentation to the investment community at the Eleventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference to be held in San Francisco, CA on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 3 p.m., and at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Annual Financial Services Conference in New York City, NY on May 22, 2012. Paul will also be presenting at the Piper Jaffray Financial Services Summit in New York City, NY on May 23, 2012 and in Boston, MA on May 24, 2012. During the course of these presentations, the Company may disclose material developments affecting its business and financial performance.

About Encore Capital Group, Inc.

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

Headquartered in San Diego, Encore is a publicly traded NASDAQ Global Select company (ticker symbol: ECPG) and a component stock of the Russell 2000, the S&P SmallCap 600, and the Wilshire 4500. More information about the company can be found at www.encorecapital.com.

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Contact:

Encore Capital Group, Inc.

Paul Grinberg (858) 309-6904
paul.grinberg@encorecapital.com

Adam Sragovicz (858) 309-9509
adam.sragovicz@encorecapital.com

 

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