Press Releases

Encore Settles CFPB Suit, Ending 2015 Consent Order and Resolving All Open Issues
Thursday, October 15, 2020

One-time $15 million payment to the CFPB, $9 thousand in total redress to 14 consumers No incremental operational impact Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) today announced the resolution of a lawsuit filed last month by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against the company and its U.S. subsidiaries. The principal focus of the suit's allegations…

Encore’s India Operation amongst “Champions of Inclusion”
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Gurugram, India, October 8, 2020 — Also designated one of the “100 Best Companies for Women in India” for third consecutive year The Working Mother Research Institute (WMRI), in partnership with the Avtar Group, India’s leading diversity advocate and workplace inclusion authority, has awarded Encore’s India-based operations, through its subsidiary, Midland Credit Management (MCM), two awards…

Encore Capital Group Announces Completion of New Global Funding Structure
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that it has completed the implementation of its new global funding structure. “The completion of our new global funding structure is a pivotal event in the evolution of Encore,” said Ashish Masih, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We successfully combined the balance sheets…

Encore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Upsized Senior Secured Notes Offering
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its offering of €350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “notes”), which was upsized by €50.0 million from €300.0 million, in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of…

Encore Capital Group Statement on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Suit
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) and its U.S.-based subsidiaries Midland Funding, LLC, Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.  The suit alleges that the defendants failed to implement certain practices required under a consent order entered with the CFPB in September…

Encore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Secured Notes Offering
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG) (the “Company”) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, €300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2025 (the “notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and outside the…

Encore Capital Group Announces New Global Funding Structure
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that it has taken important steps toward its goal of operational simplification and funding optimization. Currently, Encore’s two primary operating units, Midland Credit Management (“MCM”) in the U.S. and Cabot Credit Management (“Cabot”) in the U.K., have legally separate funding structures.  On September…

Encore Capital Group Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Record GAAP net income of $130 million, or $4.13 per share Record non-GAAP adjusted net income of $137 million, or $4.34 per share Record global revenues grew 23% to $426 million Ended Q2 with Company’s strongest ever liquidity position SAN DIEGO, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the second quarter…

Encore Capital Group to Announce Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results on August 5
Monday, July 20, 2020

SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2020 on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, after the market closes. The Company will also host a conference call and slide presentation the same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific / 5:00 p.m. Eastern…

Encore Capital Group Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Monday, May 11, 2020

GAAP loss of $(0.33) per share and non-GAAP Economic loss of $(0.19) per share includes $2.77 per share negative impact of COVID-19-related collections forecast revisions Record global cash collections of $527 million Global revenues of $289 million are net of a $109 million non-cash charge due to COVID-19-related collections forecast revisions SAN DIEGO, May 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today…