Press Releases

Encore Capital Group Employees to Present at National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) Spring Conference
Thursday, May 5, 2016

SAN DIEGO, May 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced that Kelly MacBeth, Sr. Corporate Counsel and Xenia Murphy, Director of Legal Outsourcing, will present at the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) Spring conference on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. Their presentation will speak to the client perspective as it relates to law…

Encore Capital Group to Announce First Quarter 2016 Financial Results on May 10
Monday, April 25, 2016

SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2016 on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, after the market closes. The Company will also host a conference call and slide presentation the same day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern…

Encore Capital Renews Commitment To Financial Literacy As A National Partner Of Jump$tart
Thursday, April 14, 2016

– Encore has supported the nonprofit coalition and original promoter of April as Financial Literacy Month since 2014– SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 14, 2016 — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced it has renewed its commitment to Financial Literacy as a national partner with Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy.…

Encore Capital Group Completes Sale of Propel Financial Services
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Transaction Provides Expanded Opportunities to Invest Capital for Greater Returns, Generates More than $150 Million in After-Tax Proceeds for EncoreSAN DIEGO, March 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Propel Financial Services to Prophet Capital Asset Management, an Austin, Texas-based Registered…

Encore Capital Group Earns the President’s Volunteer Service Award
Friday, March 25, 2016

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 25, 2016 –Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, has received The President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor that recognizes companies and individuals for their community service. Encore’s individual award recipients, 34 in total, helped the company achieve gold level status by providing over 2,750 hours of service…

Encore Capital Group to Meet with the Investment Community at the Raymond James 37th Annual Institutional Investors Conference
Friday, March 4, 2016

SAN DIEGO, March 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced today that Kenneth A. Vecchione, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jonathan Clark, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be participating in discussions hosted by the sponsoring firm and meeting with the investment community at the Raymond James 37th Annual Institutional…

Encore Capital Group Strengthens Its Consumer Bill of Rights With Tougher Consumer Protection
Monday, February 29, 2016

– Only Company in Debt Purchasing Industry With Consumer Bill of Rights – SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 29, 2016 — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced it has expanded its Consumer Bill of Rights to proactively identify customers on active military duty, subsequently halting all collections on their accounts. Encore…

Encore Capital Group Enters Agreement to Sell Propel Financial Services to Prophet Capital Asset Management
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

- Encore Cites Expanded Opportunities to Invest Capital for Greater Returns - Transaction Expected to Establish Propel’s Enterprise Value at More Than $340 Million - Sale Expected to Generate More Than $150 Million of After-Tax Proceeds for Encore SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that it entered into an agreement to sell…

Encore Capital Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Financial Results; International Growth and Domestic Execution Drive Solid Performance
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Fourth quarter revenues increase 8% to a record $298 million Fourth quarter Non-GAAP Economic EPS increases 12% to $1.31 Estimated Remaining Collections increase to record $5.7 billion Encore deploys $345 million worldwide in fourth quarter Encore reaches agreement to sell its tax lien subsidiary, Propel Financial Services SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company providing…

Encore Capital Professional Selected to Join Prestigious ‘San Diego Regional Chamber Young Leaders’ (SDYL)
Thursday, February 11, 2016

– Chamber Establishes Elite Group of Young Business and Advocacy Minds in Region SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016 — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced that Blake Hern, the company’s Director of Global Technology & Security, has been selected from over 100 applicants to serve on the San Diego Regional…