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Encore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Resale Registration Statement Declared Effective

Intelligent Results and Sentinel Launch Analytics Models for Collections Agencies and Debt Buyers

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. to Host Fourth Quarter and 2005 Year-End Conference Call Feb. 23

Austin Logistics Announces General Availability of its Award-Winning ActionSelect Treatment Optimization Solution

Payment Shock Risk For U.S. Subprime IO ARM Borrowers Growing

Asta Funding Announces Record First Quarter Financial Results, Comments on Telecom Debt

FirstCity Financial Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings

Portfolio Recovery Associates to Present at JP Morgan Small Cap Conference

Enter the InterACT Competition and Join PIC Solutions in San Francisco

Intelligent Results and Castel Announce Strategic Alliance

MasterCard and Citi Conduct Consumer Trial of Contactless Payments in Select NYC Subway Stations

Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc., Acquires CodeCorrect, LLC

Bank of America Begins Sales of MBNA Affinity Credit Cards Online

National Loan Exchange Offering $110 million in Active Auto Loans

Join Dennis and Judy Hammond as they Present the Debt Connection Symposium and Expo 2006

World Acceptance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results

Talgentra and INFORMA Partner and become Driving Force in Revenue Collection in Europe

Payment Processing, Inc. Acquires Assets of Paradata Systems

The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Increases

Bankruptcy Filings Predicted to Rebound