For Immediate Release

Denver, July 21, 2011, 9 a.m. MST:  After a successful term at the helm of Dougherty Consulting Group (DCG), Kristin Dougherty is happy to be re-joining the team at Unifund Group.  DCG will continue operating in a limited capacity to service its clients and channel partnerships. Ms. Dougherty will be Unifund’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, managing all aspects and staff for National Portfolio Sales, Government Services and Portfolio Enhancement.

“After almost 11 years to the day, I’ll be rejoining Unifund.  The company has grown and changed significantly and still holds it’s place at the top of the industry.  Not only as a debt buyer, it’s become one of the most innovative and agile players in the market.  I’m very excited to represent their unique position in this industry.”  Ms. Dougherty said about her upcoming August 8 shift. “I’ll be one of the three original employees again. And things are a lot different from when I was hired twenty something years ago.”

About DCG: Headquartered in Denver, DCG was formed in 2010, servicing & consulting for companies in the bad debt purchasing and collections industry across the country, as well as other Denver businesses. DCG also represents several vendor channel partnerships including Alpha Recovery Group, Verifacts and Y2Payments. The company’s revenue grew consistently; recently 150% over Q4 2010 in Q1 2011 and 300% in Q2. Ms. Dougherty, DCG’s president, has nearly 20 years experience as a leader, driving strategic growth through inventory acquisition; operations, segmentation and national sales of distressed and charged off receivables, long term client relationships for leading asset management organizations.

About Unifund: Headquartered in Cincinnati, Unifund is the country’s leading servicer of under-performing and distressed consumer receivables with a proven track record of high-yield performance.  The company, founded in 1986, is an industry pioneer, purchasing and servicing more than $21Billion in receivables in the last 10 years.  Unifund is the technology leader in the legal decision process, enabling institutional lenders to make smart decisions that directly impact the bottom line. Drawing from over 25 years of empirical data, robust proprietary technology and team of in-house researchers, Unifund maximizes return successfully for its own portfolios as well as managing the same services for creditors, institutional lenders and government sectors.