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CompuCredit Reports Third Quarter Results.


ATLANTA Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847.  -- CompuCredit (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: CCRT CCRT Core Conflictual Relationship Theme
CCRT Conseil Canadien de la Réadaptation et du Travail (Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work)
CCRT Cape Cod Rail Trail (Massachusetts, USA) 
) reported third quarter 2004 net income attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to common shareholders of $37.9 million, or $0.75 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, as compared to its third quarter 2003 net income attributable to common shareholders of $56.5 million, or $1.11 per diluted share.

The net interest margin was 21.2 percent in the third quarter of 2004, as compared to 22.4 percent for the third quarter of 2003. The adjusted charge-off Eliminate or write off.

The term charge-off is used to describe the process of removing from the records of a company something that was once regarded as an asset but has subsequently become worthless.
 rate was 8.3 percent in the third quarter of 2004, as compared to 8.9 percent for the third quarter of 2003. Also, at September September: see month.  30, 2004, the 60-plus day delinquency delinquency

Criminal behaviour carried out by a juvenile. Young males make up the bulk of the delinquent population (about 80% in the U.S.) in all countries in which the behaviour is reported.
 rate was 10.7 percent, as compared to 10.9 percent at September 30, 2003.

Various references within this press release and the accompanying ac·com·pa·ny  
v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies

v.tr.
1. To be or go with as a companion.

2.
 financial information are to the Company's managed receivables Receivables

An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed
, which include the Company's non-securitized receivables, as well as the receivables underlying the Company's off balance sheet securitization Securitization

The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors.

Notes:
Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization.

May also be spelled as "securitisation.
 facilities. Performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1].  and data based on these aggregate managed receivables are key to any evaluation of the Company's performance in managing (including underwriting Underwriting

1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt).

2. The process of issuing insurance policies.
, valuing purchased receivables, servicing and collecting) the aggregate of the portfolios of receivables reflected on the Company's balance sheet and underlying the Company's securitization facilities. In allocating the Company's resources and managing the Company's business, management relies heavily upon financial data and results prepared on a so-called so-called
adj.
1. Commonly called: "new buildings ... in so-called modern style" Graham Greene.

2.
 "managed basis." It is also important to analysts, investors and others that the Company provides selected metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM.  and data on a managed basis because this allows a comparison of CompuCredit to others within the specialty A contract under seal.

A specialty is a written document that has been sealed and delivered and is given as security for the payment of a specifically indicated debt.
 finance industry. Moreover, the Company's management, analysts, investors and others believe it is critical that they understand the credit performance of the entire portfolio of the Company's managed receivables because it reveals information concerning the quality of loan originations The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 and the related credit risks inherent within the securitized securitized

Of, related to, or being debt securities that are secured with assets. For example, mortgage purchase bonds are secured by mortgages that have been purchased with the bond issue's proceeds.
 portfolios and the Company's retained interests Retained interest (also colloquially known as a payout penalty) is future, currently unpaid, interest that some lenders add to the remaining principal of a loan to determine a payout figure in the event that the loan is terminated before the completion of the original term.  in its securitization facilities.

Managed receivables data assumes that none of the credit card receivables underlying the Company's off balance sheet securitization facilities were ever transferred to securitization facilities and presents the net credit losses and delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent.


DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty.
 balances on the receivables as if the Company still owned the receivables. Reconciliation of managed receivables data to the Company's GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 financial statements requires: (1) recognition that substantially all of the Company's credit card receivables (i.e., all but the credit card receivables associated with the Company's largely fee-based card offering to consumers at the lower end of the FICO FICO

See: Financing corporation
 scoring system Noun 1. scoring system - a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount
rating system

classification system - a system for classifying things
) had been sold in securitization transactions as of September 30, 2004; (2) a look-through to the receivables that the Company manages for CSG CSG - constructive solid geometry , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, the economics of which support the Company's investment in equity-method investee on the Company's GAAP consolidated balance sheet consolidated balance sheet

A balance sheet in which assets and liabilities of a parent company and its controlled subsidiaries are combined, thereby presenting balance sheet items for the parent and its subsidiaries as if they were a single firm.
; and (3) recognition that certain de-securitized Fingerhut managed receivables are recorded at a $0.0 basis in the Company's GAAP financial statements. This reconciliation results in the removal of all but $131.8 million of the managed receivables data from the Company's books and records to yield only $131.8 million of loan and fee receivables and associated statistics under GAAP, coupled with the recording under GAAP of the Company's retained interests in various securitization structures.

Further details regarding CompuCredit's third quarter financial performance will be discussed during management's conference call on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , November November: see month.  3, 2004 at 8 a.m., Eastern Time. The media and public are invited to listen to the live webcast of the call, accessible on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 at www.CompuCredit.com. A replay of the conference call also will be available on the web site.

CompuCredit is an information and technology driven marketer of branded credit cards and related financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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. CompuCredit provides these services to consumers who are underserved by traditional financial institutions. Credit cards marketed by CompuCredit generally are issued by Columbus Columbus.

1 City (1990 pop. 178,681), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc. 1828 on the site of a Creek village.
 Bank and Trust Company under an agreement with CompuCredit. Through corporate and affinity The relationship that a person has to the blood relatives of a spouse by virtue of the marriage.

The doctrine of affinity developed from a Maxim of Canon Law that a Husband and Wife were made one by their marriage. There are three types of affinity.
 contributions focused on the underserved and un-banked communities, CompuCredit also uses its financial resources and volunteer efforts to address the numerous challenges affecting its customers. For more information about CompuCredit, visit www.CompuCredit.com.
CompuCredit Corporation (CCRT)
                  Financial and Statistical Summary
                            (Unaudited)(1)

                                     At or For the Three Months Ended
                                  September 30, June 30, September 30,
                                      2004        2004       2003
                                 -------------------------------------
                                 (In thousands, except per share data)


Common Share Statistics
EPS -- Basic                         $     0.77 $     0.29 $     1.12
EPS -- Diluted                       $     0.75 $     0.28 $     1.11
Book Value Per Common Share
 Outstanding (period end) (2)        $    12.64 $    11.93 $    10.90
Stock Price Per Share (period end)   $    18.62 $    17.30 $    17.50
Total Market Capitalization (period
 end)                                $  852,233 $  797,461 $  819,910
Shares Outstanding (period end)          45,770     46,096     46,852
Weighted Average Shares O/S -- Basic     50,876     51,548     51,299
Weighted Average Shares O/S --
 Diluted                                 51,686     52,389     51,870

Average Managed Receivables
 Statistics (3)
Average Managed Receivables          $1,947,009 $2,007,406 $2,469,194
Average Shareholders' Equity         $  616,960 $  607,827 $  529,876
Net Interest Margin                        21.2%      20.2%      22.4%
Return on Average Managed Receivables       8.0%       3.0%       9.3%
Return on Average Equity (ROE)             25.3%       9.8%      43.4%
Net Charge-Off Rate                        13.0%      14.8%      15.5%
Adjusted Charge-Off Rate                    8.3%       8.8%       8.9%
Adjusted Charge-Offs                 $   40,457 $   44,329 $   54,798
Risk Adjusted Margin                       28.7%      22.7%      21.2%
Operating Ratio                            15.0%      11.3%       8.8%
Other Income ratio                         15.8%      11.1%       7.3%

Period-End Selected Credit Card
 Data (3)
Total Managed Receivables            $1,958,735 $1,959,811 $2,518,822
Delinquency Rate (60+ days)                10.7%       9.6%      10.9%
Number of Accounts                        2,388      2,222      2,637
Shareholders' Equity                 $  642,140 $  608,144 $  560,849
Equity to Managed Receivables Ratio        32.8%      31.0%      22.3%

(1) Certain prior period amounts in this and other tables included
 within this release bear the effects of reclassifications to conform
 to current period presentation.
(2) Assumes preferred shares are converted into common shares as of
 end of each period.
(3) Excludes receivables acquired at or near charge-off at
 the time of purchase.
CompuCredit Corporation and Subsidiaries
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                  Sept. 30,
                                                     2004     Dec. 31,
                                                  (Unaudited)   2003
                                                 -------------------
                                                (Dollars in thousands)

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                           $ 46,481 $110,605
Restricted cash                                       10,255   11,921
Retained interests in credit card receivables
 securitized                                         578,342  538,961
Amounts due from securitization                        7,624    4,199
Loans and fees receivable, net                        82,298   16,271
Deferred costs, net                                   32,786    7,750
Software, furniture, fixtures and equipment, net      29,129   24,307
Investment in equity-method investee                   5,971    6,577
Investments in previously charged off receivables     13,896   13,960
Investments in debt securities                        17,984   15,007
Intangibles                                           11,314        -
Goodwill                                             100,686        -
Prepaid expenses and other assets                     10,394   11,797
                                                     -------- --------
Total assets                                        $947,160 $761,355
                                                     ======== ========


Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses               $ 35,929 $ 26,436
Notes payable                                         75,469    1,945
Deferred revenue                                       6,317    9,895
Deferred gain on Fingerhut receivables                29,927        -
Income tax liability                                  99,447   96,491
                                                     -------- --------
Total liabilities                                    247,089  134,767
                                                     -------- --------

Minority interests                                    57,931   52,575
                                                     -------- --------

Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 10,000,000 shares
 authorized:
Series A preferred stock, 25,000 shares issued
 and outstanding at September 30, 2004
 and December 31, 2003, respectively                  32,157   29,816
Series B preferred stock, 10,000
 shares issued and outstanding at September
 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively         13,117   12,181
Common stock, no par value, 150,000,000 shares
 authorized; 48,018,242 and 47,885,506
 issued at September 30, 2004 and
 December 31, 2003, respectively                           -        -
Additional paid-in capital                           253,570  250,943
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,248,500 and 872,900
 shares at September 30, 2004 and December 31,
 2003, respectively                                  (28,459)  (4,586)
Deferred compensation                                   (354)    (593)
Warrant                                               16,498        -
Retained earnings                                    355,611  286,252
                                                     -------- --------
Total shareholders' equity                           642,140  574,013
                                                     -------- --------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $947,160 $761,355
                                                     ======== ========
CompuCredit Corporation and Subsidiaries
       Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

                               For the Three          For the Nine
                                Months Ended           Months Ended
                         Sept. 30,June 30, Sept. 30,Sept. 30,Sept. 30,
                           2004     2004     2003     2004     2003
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
                         (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Interest income (1)      $ 13,926 $ 11,492 $  3,156 $ 33,123 $  5,942
Interest expense           (1,951)    (680)    (130)  (2,722)  (6,409)
Provision for loan losses (27,221) (14,885)  (2,280) (51,221)  (2,378)
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net interest (expense)
 income after provision
 for loan losses          (15,246)  (4,073)     746  (20,820)  (2,845)
Other operating income:
     Securitization
      income                1,651        -   31,385    1,651   31,385

     Income from retained
      interests in credit
      card receivables
      securitized          33,609   16,601   80,771   69,602  136,192
     Servicing income      15,693   19,515   21,303   60,506   73,832
     Fees and other
      income              117,553   64,573   41,747  238,390  109,010
     Equity in (loss)
      income of equity-
      method investee        (169)    (223)    (269)    (606)  27,639
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total other operating
 income                   168,337  100,466  174,937  369,543  378,058

Other operating expense:
     Salaries and
      benefits              5,744    5,127    5,619   16,147   14,388
     Card and loan
      servicing            42,505   36,874   38,725  117,366  118,576
     Marketing and
      solicitation         12,251    9,030    2,646   26,980    7,060
     Depreciation           4,094    3,959    3,906   12,046   11,676
     Other (2)             21,347   10,857    9,108   42,119   26,332
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total other operating
 expense                   85,941   65,847   60,004  214,658  178,032
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

Income before minority
 interests and income
 taxes                     67,150   30,546  115,679  134,065  197,181
Minority interests         (7,131)  (6,754) (26,938) (20,178) (26,938)
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income before income
 taxes                     60,019   23,792   88,741  113,887  170,243
Income taxes              (21,007)  (8,941) (31,221) (41,236) (60,358)
                          -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net income               $ 39,012 $ 14,851 $ 57,520 $ 72,651 $109,885
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Net income attributable
 to common shareholders  $ 37,887 $ 13,754 $ 56,496 $ 69,359 $106,647
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Average shares
 outstanding - basic       50,876   51,548   51,299   51,387   51,118
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Average shares
 outstanding - diluted     51,686   52,389   51,870   52,247   51,567
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Income per share - basic $   0.77 $   0.29 $   1.12 $   1.41 $   2.15
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Income per share -
 diluted                 $   0.75 $   0.28 $   1.11 $   1.39 $   2.13
                          ======== ======== ======== ======== ========

(1)  Interest income includes:
(a)  $273, $267, $236, $788 and $236 (in thousands) for the respective
 periods related to our minority interest partner's share of interest
 income.
(b)   $11,702, $9,551, $517, $27,283 and $517 (in thousands) for the
 respective periods related to interest earned on unsecuritized credit
 card receivables, the interest on which is reflected in the Company's
 net interest margin calculation and the receivables of which are
 reflected in the Company's average managed receivables balances.
(2) Other operating expense includes ancillary product expenses of
 $227, $239, $420, $764 and $1,609 (in thousands) for the respective
 periods.
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