Encore Capital Group to Present at the 2011 William Blair Growth Stock Conference

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG), a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery, announced today that Paul Grinberg, CFO, will be making a presentation to the investment community at the 2011 William Blair Growth Stock Conference to be held in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, June 15, 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 12:00 p.m. Central time.  Members of the public are invited to listen to the live audio webcast via the Internet.

To hear the presentation, log on at the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.encorecapital.com.  For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the event at the same location and will remain available for 180 days.

Encore Capital Group is a leader in consumer debt buying and recovery.  The company purchase portfolioss 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.  Headquartered in San Diego, Encore is a publicly traded NASDAQ Global Select company (ticker symbol: ECPG) and a component stock of both the Russell 2000 and Wilshire 4500.