Inflation and rising gas prices have not yet started to impact consumers’ ability to pay their debts, and overall consumer strength is continuing, but maybe not at the levels seen during the pandemic, the chief executive of Encore Capital Group said last week during a conference call with analysts to …
Read More »Numbers up at Encore Capital
Collections, revenue, and net income were all up in 2021 at Encore Capital Group, compared with 2020, according to the company’s financial results, which were released yesterday. For the fourth quarter of 2021, net income was twice as high as the same quarter a year earlier, while collection totals and …
Read More »Encore Capital Survey Details Negative Financial Outlook for Consumers
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned more Americans pessimistic about their financial futures, while more than one-quarter of consumers feel their financial situations are worse now than they were about a year ago, according to a report released by Encore Capital Group, which surveyed its customers both here in the United …
Read More »Encore Hires New Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Encore Capital Group yesterday announced that it has hired Steve Carmichael to be its Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Carmichael, who will report directly to Encore Chief Executive Ashish Masih, most recently was the head of enterprise and financial risk management at Discover Financial Services. “Bringing on a person of …
Read More »Industry ‘Well-Prepared’ to Comply with Reg F, Encore States in Comment to CFPB, As Advocacy Groups Urge Rule’s Overhaul
A number of industry participants, as well as a group of consumer advocacy organizations have filed their comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal to delay the effective date of Regulation F by 60 days, pushing it out to January 29, 2022. And while the advocacy groups used their …
Read More »Profits For 2020 Up at Encore Capital Group
Profits for all of 2020 were up at Encore Capital Group even though it made less money in the fourth quarter than it did in the same period a year earlier, according to the company’s quarterly financials that were released yesterday. Even though the company spent 34% less on portfolio …
Read More »New California Regulator Launches Investigation Into Collection Industry; Subpoenas 12 Companies
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) came out swinging yesterday with its first major action, issuing subpoenas to a dozen companies in the accounts receivable management industry, investigating consumer complaints about alleged unlawful, unfair, deceptive, or abusive collection practices. The companies that were issued subpoenas are: Portfolio …
Read More »Encore Sells Last Non-U.S., U.K. Unit
In an effort to help it continue to focus on its key markets, which include the United States, Encore Capital Group has completed the sale of Baycorp to Credit Corp Group. Baycorp specialized in the “management of non-performing loans in Australia and New Zealand,” and provided “portfolio management services for …
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