POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Gregory Call, Carrie Darling and Melissa A. Resslar, and each of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

       (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all
reports and forms required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, including but not limited to
all Forms 3, 4 and 5;

       (2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such report or form and timely
file the same with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar trading market; and

       (3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of
Attorney, shall be in the form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-
in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
his or her substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file reports or forms pursuant to Section 16 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 17th day of October, 2011.



						By: /s/ H Ronald Weissman_____________
						Print Name: H Ronald Weissman