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Client disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018

Authorizing Officer name	Sheryl Wright
Title	SVP, Corporate and Government Affairs
Business name	Encore Capital Group
Address	3111 Camino Del Rio North 103
City, state, zip code	San Diego, CA 92108
Country	US
Business interest	Banking: Lending, Investment

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Sonia Gibson	$3,317.31
Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC	$30,000.00
Total salaries paid	$33,317.31

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Advertising expenses	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Professional dues	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Fax charges	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Internet fees	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Legal fees	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Printing expenses	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	THE HERALD GROUP, LLC; 1800 M Street, NW, Suite 450 South, Washington, DC 20036	Public relations expenses	$60,000.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Rent	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018	Tamar Yudenfreund ($2,884.00), 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92108; Sarah Hibbard ($649.00), 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92108; Kelsie Nagele ($160.00) , 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92108	Office and support staff salaries	$3,693.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Taxes	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
1/1/2018-6/30/2018		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$63,693.00

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

Date from	Date to	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Expense	Amount
01/24/2018	01/24/2018		Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele PC; 125 High Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110; 617-737-1800	Lobbyist Registration Fee for 2018 for Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele PC	$143.69
				Total amount	$143.69