{"id":472292,"date":"2021-04-06T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T22:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=472292"},"modified":"2021-04-06T18:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T22:03:32","slug":"investor-alert-law-offices-of-howard-g-smith-continues-its-investigation-of-encore-capital-group-inc-ecpg-on-behalf-of-investors-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/investor-alert-law-offices-of-howard-g-smith-continues-its-investigation-of-encore-capital-group-inc-ecpg-on-behalf-of-investors-4\/","title":{"rendered":"INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Continues Its Investigation of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) on Behalf of Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>BENSALEM, Pa., April  06, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Law Offices of Howard G. Smith\u00a0continues its investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (\u201cEncore\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) (NASDAQ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=rqcbeuiJqJI4shPQxrswYbKYf2AThhK4NAd7I-0cnLmBoqIG9dlJFwb96-RTIC-CMBqAaZUORbVUM63nyHXz4ktYs9vTjWXfI_IBizrVtJI=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ECPG<\/a>) investors concerning the Company\u2019s possible violations of federal securities laws.<\/p>\n<p>On September 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (\u201cCFPB\u201d) filed a complaint alleging that Encore and its subsidiaries violated a consent order \u201cby suing consumers without possessing required documentation, using law firms and an internal legal department to engage in collection efforts without providing required disclosures, and failing to provide consumers with required loan documentation after consumers requested it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On this news, the Company\u2019s share price fell sharply during intraday trading on September 9, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchased Encore securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=iy7Cn5UyyNzr-aFSEByC-exofbHGrZjiN8JARpiTN3-NLj_ZyAPEe_zHvdZerm-hLOWwM3f6sPuv9zwVZlY1d6kvRLA-ZFv8-q6d7Th_UypIkxhYvpIZPaKqE4nsqSIs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>, or visit our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0i1VZuyzYZl71k6dLul0QjlTS8fPMQHi7hPKeogujJuR2edCjCUDuWBdlTPvCEnoqr_ybxwPJxzszjK8afiYwIWNNhjSqrsesftALGA7TB4=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Contacts<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Law Offices of Howard G. Smith<br \/>Howard G. Smith, Esquire<br \/>215-638-4847<br \/>888-638-4847<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=iy7Cn5UyyNzr-aFSEByC-exofbHGrZjiN8JARpiTN3-T5VDjYwq_p3_Qlymh2K8GfSbJYp4b_YsrkpHpQR-qCuUmyAej0QA-zGW5Vslb2wha5hiOZp2rMdc2kmraKz26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=0i1VZuyzYZl71k6dLul0QjlTS8fPMQHi7hPKeogujJuH6H4O_Ffc2njKreFthu6RHaUsNA3YBt0MXu-2LFX6ldgm84Mtgcn6PP3U_I449L0=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.howardsmithlaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODIxMjQ5NSM0MTA4NjQ0IzIwMjA0MzI=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/92f601ea-234a-4736-aef6-4b1e995231a8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BENSALEM, Pa., April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Law Offices of Howard G. Smith\u00a0continues its investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (\u201cEncore\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) (NASDAQ: ECPG) investors concerning the Company\u2019s possible violations of federal securities laws. On September 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (\u201cCFPB\u201d) filed a complaint alleging that Encore and its subsidiaries violated a consent order \u201cby suing consumers without possessing required documentation, using law firms and an internal legal department to engage in collection efforts without providing required disclosures, and failing to provide consumers with required loan documentation after consumers requested it.\u201d On this news, the Company\u2019s share price fell sharply during intraday trading on September 9, 2020. If you purchased Encore securities, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/investor-alert-law-offices-of-howard-g-smith-continues-its-investigation-of-encore-capital-group-inc-ecpg-on-behalf-of-investors-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Continues Its Investigation of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) on Behalf of Investors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. 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