Debt Purchasers Set Earnings Release Dates

Three publicly-traded debt purchasing/collection companies this week announced the dates of their latest quarter earnings releases.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRAA) said yesterday that they will announce their second quarter results on August 2 after the market closes. There will be an investor conference call at 5:30pm Eastern following the announcement. Investors can access the call by dialing 800-659-1942 for domestic callers or 617-614-2710 for international callers using the pass code 99993426.

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) on Monday announced that their earnings release will come on August 3 after the market closes. Encore will host a conference call the same day at 5:00pm Eastern to discuss the reported results. Members of the public are invited to listen to the conference call via a live Webcast. To listen, log on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.encorecapitalgroup.com.

FirstCity Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FCFC) will announce their second quarter earnings on August 9 before the market opens. Its quarterly conference call will be held at 9am Eastern time the same day. The dial in number for domestic participants is 866-543-6407 and international callers should use 617-213-8898. The passcode for the calls is 17159500.