Asta Funding CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Asta Funding, Inc. (ASFI) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square.

In honor of the occasion of Asta Funding, Inc. being recently added to the Russell 2000 Index and the fifteenth anniversary of becoming a public company listed on the NASDAQ, Gary Stern, Chief Executive Officer of Asta Funding, Inc. (ASFI) and Arthur Stern, Chairman Emeritus, will preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite — 4 Times Square — 43rd & Broadway — Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Asta Funding, Inc.
Based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Asta Funding, Inc., is a leading consumer receivable asset management company that specializes in the purchase, management and liquidation of performing and non-performing consumer receivables. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.astafunding.com.

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