Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-185175, effective November 28, 2012, File No. 333-142201, effective April 18, 2007, File No. 333-99911, effective September 20, 2002, and File No. 333-38836, effective June 8, 2000) of our reports dated June 29, 2015 on (i) the consolidated financial statements of Asta Funding, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the year ended September 30, 2014 and (ii) the internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2014, all of which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Asta Funding, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2014.

/s/    WeiserMazars LLP

New York, New York

June 29, 2015