{"id":959108,"date":"2026-05-06T16:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/encore-capital-group-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:11:33","slug":"encore-capital-group-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/encore-capital-group-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Encore Capital Group Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <em>Favorable purchasing conditions continue in U.S. market<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <em>Global portfolio purchases of <\/em><br \/>\n          <em>$363<\/em><br \/>\n          <em> million, including <\/em><br \/>\n          <em>$316 million<\/em><br \/>\n          <em> in U.S.<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <em>Global collections up <\/em><br \/>\n          <em>19%<\/em><br \/>\n          <em> to record <\/em><br \/>\n          <em>$718<\/em><br \/>\n          <em> million <\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <em>Earnings per share of <\/em><br \/>\n          <em>$3.86<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, May  06, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEncore delivered another quarter of strong performance in Q1 as our industry leadership and operational improvement remain on full display,\u201d said Ashish Masih, President and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cOur business continues to thrive with solid first quarter portfolio purchases of $363 million and record collections of $718 million, which were up 19% compared to a year ago. This collections performance helped earnings increase sharply, with first quarter earnings per share of $3.86 up 100% compared to $1.93 per share a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur MCM business in the U.S. continues to deliver very strong results. Capitalizing on the ongoing attractive market opportunity in the U.S. driven by ample portfolio supply, MCM portfolio purchases in the first quarter were $316 million, one of our strongest portfolio purchasing quarters ever. MCM also delivered record collections of $556 million in the first quarter, up 23% compared to Q1 a year ago. This exceptional collections performance is the result of strong execution and continued significant portfolio purchasing as well as the deployment of new technologies, enhanced digital capabilities and continued operational innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Cabot business in Europe delivered a solid first quarter. Portfolio purchases of $47 million were consistent with Cabot\u2019s recent historical trend while collections of $161 million were up 7% compared to the first quarter last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of our strong start to the year, we are raising our global collections guidance and now expect our full-year 2026 collections to be approximately $2.8 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 8%. Additionally, we are raising our earnings guidance and now expect our earnings per share in 2026 to increase 19% to $13.00. Our guidance for portfolio purchasing remains unchanged from our view in February as we continue to anticipate our global portfolio purchases this year to be within a range from $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion. As always, we remain committed to the critical role we play in the consumer credit ecosystem and to helping consumers restore their financial health,\u201d said Masih.<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter, the company repurchased $20 million of its shares of common stock.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights for the <\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>First Quarter<\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong> of <\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>2026<\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">(in thousands, except percentages and earnings per share)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:50%;width:50%;min-width:50%;vertical-align: top\">Portfolio purchases<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:15%;width:15%;min-width:15%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">362,841<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:15%;width:15%;min-width:15%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">367,851<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:15%;width:15%;min-width:15%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">(1<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Average receivable portfolios<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,404,473<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,864,450<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Estimated Remaining Collections (ERC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,825,266<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8,862,661<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Collections<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">718,414<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">604,807<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">19<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">475,411<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">392,775<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">291,419<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">263,432<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">86,243<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">46,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">84<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.86<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">100<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>______________________<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0 Includes U.S. purchases of $315.8 million and $316.4 million, and Europe purchases of $47.0 million and $51.5 million in Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0 Represents the average of receivable portfolios for the quarter (sum of receivable portfolios at the beginning and end of the quarter divided by 2).<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Conference Call and Webcast<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Encore will host a conference call and slide presentation today, May\u00a06, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific \/ 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, to present and discuss first quarter results.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are invited to access the live webcast via the Internet by logging in on the Investor Relations page of Encore&#8217;s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=ftHLJsTd23YwCSGiZ8IUT9Gk3zh7YfNcawfStgDh8YqU72Dw1mO_Dk8Gf3xZIjI3Rnl-bsQ9izDgZB2sU5z2-KJ5FzBQsV0fGcfTutgXWLE=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>encorecapital.com<\/u><\/a>. To access the live conference call by telephone, please pre-register using this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Bd0OqkiiNPCveCjMx3b40Y_cQFHxpv2AXwpqK8sPERyCbETwPLkObK4oZwrBM5fdiJvi2c3BEAj4aVPSWTEvpDhbL_Br5gpShgoqBlwvcM1e8vshM1MFnU5iA1X7zNEuz2skFZHhwDzdwrCqNwhCzdm_GaD4NGE9EHP2wWD5UJ4=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>link<\/u><\/a>. Registrants will receive confirmation with dial-in details.<\/p>\n<p>For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Company&#8217;s website shortly after the call concludes.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Non-GAAP Financial Measures<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>This news release includes certain financial measures that exclude the impact of certain items and therefore have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (\u201cGAAP\u201d). The Company has included information concerning adjusted EBITDA because management utilizes this information in the evaluation of its operations and believes that this measure is a useful indicator of the Company\u2019s ability to generate cash collections in excess of operating expenses through the liquidation of its receivable portfolios. Adjusted EBITDA has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income and net income per share as indicators of the Company\u2019s operating performance. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure, as presented by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is below.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About Encore Capital Group, Inc.<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Encore Capital Group is an international specialty finance company that provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a broad range of financial assets. Through its subsidiaries around the globe, Encore purchases portfolios of consumer receivables from major banks, credit unions, and utility providers.<\/p>\n<p>Encore partners with individuals as they repay their debt obligations, helping them on the road to financial recovery and ultimately improving their economic well-being. Encore is the first and only company of its kind to operate with a\u00a0<em>Consumer Bill of Rights<\/em>\u00a0that provides industry-leading commitments to consumers. Headquartered in San Diego, Encore is a publicly traded NASDAQ Global Select company (ticker symbol: ECPG) and a component stock of the Russell 2000, the S&amp;P Small Cap 600 and the Wilshire 4500. More information about the company can be found at\u00a0http:\/\/www.encorecapital.com.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Forward Looking Statements<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <em>The statements in this press release that are not historical facts, including, most importantly, those statements preceded by, or that include, the words \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cprojects,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201canticipates\u201d or the negation thereof, or similar expressions, constitute \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the \u201cReform Act\u201d). These statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future operating results (including purchases and collections), performance, supply and pricing, liquidity, business plans or prospects. For all \u201cforward-looking statements,\u201d the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent report on Form 10-K, as it may be amended from time to time. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Contact:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Bruce Thomas<br \/>Encore Capital Group, Inc.<br \/>Vice President, Global Investor Relations<br \/><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=mbYeWdGpWScH59JUddWZeWUyJMwvLrSkk9jIIcm-jQxI4xfUolhF2IVXuDxXzMeTieFJI-3VveUkwWHZBx4UbDHma5CXkdV3WUnqEl9vI0vV1SsFjRicOiAuiSh7_n6i\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">bruce.thomas@encorecapital.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: Encore Capital Group, Inc.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        <strong>FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"width:99.8775%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<br \/>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition <br \/>(In Thousands, Except Par Value Amounts)<br \/>(Unaudited)<br \/><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>December 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:63%;width:62.9902%;min-width:63%;vertical-align: top\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:15.9926%;min-width:16%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">227,204<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:15.9926%;min-width:16%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">156,784<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Receivable portfolios, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,437,415<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,371,532<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Property and equipment, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">79,292<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">82,080<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Other assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">177,163<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">193,113<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Goodwill<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">529,487<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">536,291<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,450,561<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,339,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Liabilities and Equity<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Liabilities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">252,277<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">230,261<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Borrowings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,033,301<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,001,293<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">130,175<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">131,496<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,415,753<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,363,050<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Commitments and Contingencies<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Equity:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000 shares authorized, 21,499 and 21,688 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December\u00a031, 2025, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">215<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">217<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Additional paid-in capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accumulated earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,167,038<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,104,640<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accumulated other comprehensive loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(132,445<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(128,107<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total stockholders\u2019 equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,034,808<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">976,750<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total liabilities and stockholders\u2019 equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,450,561<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,339,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The following table presents certain assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (\u201cVIEs\u201d) included in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition above. Most assets in the table below include those assets that can only be used to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs. The liabilities exclude amounts where creditors or beneficial interest holders have recourse to the general credit of the Company.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>December 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Assets<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:63%;width:63%;min-width:63%;vertical-align: bottom\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:17%;width:17%;min-width:17%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">50,115<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:17%;width:17%;min-width:17%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">40,256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Receivable portfolios, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,177,046<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,151,221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Other assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,392<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Liabilities<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,986<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Borrowings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">783,444<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">791,182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Other liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,352<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,774<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"width:99.8775%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<br \/>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income<br \/>(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)<br \/>(Unaudited)<br \/><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"width:36.8873%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"width:36.8873%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:63%;width:62.9902%;min-width:63%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:15.9926%;min-width:16%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:15.9926%;min-width:16%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:0.980392%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Revenues<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Portfolio revenue<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">390,019<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">345,218<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Changes in recoveries<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">62,740<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21,464<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total debt purchasing revenue<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">452,759<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">366,682<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Servicing revenue<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">20,638<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">22,547<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,014<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,546<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total revenues<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">475,411<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">392,775<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Operating expenses<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Salaries and employee benefits<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">114,541<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">105,932<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Cost of legal collections<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">89,221<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">68,013<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">General and administrative expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">39,629<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">41,018<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">34,833<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">34,252<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Collection agency commissions<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,337<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,873<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,858<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">7,344<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">291,419<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">263,432<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Income from operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">183,992<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">129,343<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Other expense<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Interest expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(73,050<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(70,530<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other income<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">790<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,647<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total other expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(72,260<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(68,883<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Income before income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">111,732<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">60,460<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Provision for income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(25,489<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(13,664<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">86,243<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">46,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Earnings per share:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Basic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.97<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.96<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Diluted<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.86<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: top\">Weighted average shares outstanding:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"width:17.9534%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Basic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">21,728<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">23,879<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:62.9902%;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Diluted<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">22,320<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:15.9926%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">24,269<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.980392%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>(Unaudited, In Thousands)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:63%;width:63%;min-width:63%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:16%;min-width:16%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:16%;min-width:16%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Operating activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">86,243<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">46,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,858<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">7,344<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other non-cash interest expense, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,537<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,544<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Stock-based compensation expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,575<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,424<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Changes in recoveries<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(62,740<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(21,464<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,681<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,737<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Changes in operating assets and liabilities<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,892<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(3,499<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">35,280<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">7,401<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Net cash provided by operating activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">82,326<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">45,283<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Investing activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Purchases of receivable portfolios, net of put-backs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(359,463<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(362,712<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Collections applied to receivable portfolios<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">328,395<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">259,589<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Purchases of property and equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(4,856<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(6,990<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8,517<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,835<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Net cash used in investing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(27,407<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(100,278<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Financing activities:<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Payment of loan and debt refinancing costs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1,109<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(255<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Proceeds from credit facilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">358,021<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">246,426<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Repayment of credit facilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(304,185<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(185,831<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Repurchase and retirement of common stock<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(20,092<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(10,004<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Other, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14,026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(9,999<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Net cash provided by financing activities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18,609<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">40,337<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">73,528<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(14,658<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(3,108<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,910<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">156,784<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">199,865<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Cash and cash equivalents, end of period<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">227,204<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">187,117<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Cash paid for interest<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">37,343<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">41,303<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">860<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,247<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 20.0px;vertical-align: top\">Receivable portfolios transferred to real estate owned<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,020<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,040<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>Supplemental Financial Information<br \/>Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Metrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n            <strong>Adjusted EBITDA<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"7\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>March 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:63%;width:63%;min-width:63%;vertical-align: bottom\">(in thousands, unaudited)<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:16%;min-width:16%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2026<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:16%;width:16%;min-width:16%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2025<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">GAAP net income, as reported<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">86,243<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">46,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Adjustments:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Interest expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">73,050<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">70,530<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Interest income<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1,094<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(1,546<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Provision for income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">25,489<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">13,664<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Depreciation and amortization<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,858<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">7,344<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Stock-based compensation expense<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">4,575<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,424<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;vertical-align: top\">Acquisition, integration and restructuring related expenses<sup>(1)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,465<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">248<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Adjusted EBITDA<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">196,586<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">140,460<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Collections applied to principal balance<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">269,469<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">244,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>________________________<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0 Amount represents acquisition, integration and restructuring related expenses. We adjust for this amount because we believe these expenses are not indicative of ongoing operations; therefore, adjusting for these expenses enhances comparability to prior periods, anticipated future periods, and our competitors\u2019 results.\u00a0<br \/>(2)\u00a0 Amount represents (a) gross collections from receivable portfolios less (b) debt purchasing revenue, plus (c) proceeds applied to basis from sales of real estate owned (\u201cREO\u201d) assets and, when applicable, other receivable portfolios. A reconciliation of \u201ccollections applied to receivable portfolios, net\u201d to \u201ccollections applied to principal balance\u201d is available in the Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcxNDY0NSM3NTg3Njc5IzIwMDQ3NDU=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ODE3ODViNTktNTQ2Zi00YmE4LWJhN2MtMTNjNTcxMTk3M2Q1LTEwMTYzMTgtMjAyNi0wNS0wNi1lbg==\/tiny\/Encore-Capital-Group-Inc-.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Favorable purchasing conditions continue in U.S. market Global portfolio purchases of $363 million, including $316 million in U.S. Global collections up 19% to record $718 million Earnings per share of $3.86 SAN DIEGO, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Encore Capital Group, Inc. 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