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Public Markets Increase KGI

August 14, 2006: BETHESDA, MD - The Kaulkin Ginsberg Index (KGI), the leading indicator of economic conditions affecting the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry, increased 1% to 1472.5, only slightly below its all-time high. The index’s movement can be attributed to a substantial increase in the total market capitalization of public ARM companies. The KGI remains up 13.0% year over year.

“Increases in the public markets brought the Index back near its all-time high,” said Andrew Beatty, Research Associate with Kaulkin Ginsberg. “The Index should continue to gradually increase until after the completion of the NCO Group buyout when the Index will decline as the total market capitalization of public ARM companies decreases substantially.”

The Index’s changes in June were caused by the following factors:

Variable	June 2006 *	Variable Change *	Effect on KGI *
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	-5.9%	Down
Federal Funds Rate	4.99%	1.0%	Up
Charge-off Rate	0.42%	0.0%	-
Outstanding Consumer Credit	$2.186T	0.6%	Up
Total Market Cap of ARM Stocks	$3.19B	3.6%	Up
Bankruptcy Filings	116,771	0.0%	-
Consumer Price Index	202.9	0.2%	Up
* See “How is the KGI Calculated,” http://www.kaulkin.com/research/kgi/calculate.cfm

The KGI is a product of Kaulkin Ginsberg's Research Group, which provides industry-specific publications and custom research services to the ARM industry. For more information about the Kaulkin Ginsberg Index, see www.kaulkin.com/research/kgi or call Andrew Beatty, Research Associate with Kaulkin Ginsberg, at 301-907-0840 ext. 123.

About Kaulkin Ginsberg Company
Kaulkin Ginsberg is a diversified advisory, research, and media company, providing solutions to accounts receivable management and related business services industries since 1989.  The Strategic Advisory Group provides merger, acquisition, and valuation advice; operational consulting; and executive search services. The Research Group leverages Kaulkin Ginsberg’s 15 years of industry insight and relationships to provide clients with industry-specific publications and custom research products. The Kaulkin Ginsberg family of companies also includes Kaulkin Media, publisher of the most popular sources of industry information such as CollectionIndustry.com™ and Credit & Collection Daily™. 

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