Electronic Clearing House Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fi

    Business Editors

    CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2005--Electronic Clearing House Inc. (Nasdaq:ECHO), a leading provider of electronic payment and transaction processing services, announced today that it will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 p.m. EST) on Thursday, February 10, 2005 to discuss first quarter FY 2005 results.
    Joining Joel Barry, Chairman and CEO of ECHO, will be Alice Cheung, Chief Financial Officer. The Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement that same day at 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST).
    To participate in the conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: (800) 399-7496. International callers should dial (706) 634-6508. There is no pass code required for this call.
    If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available on Thursday, February 10 at 2:30 p.m. PST, through Thursday, February 17 at 9:00 p.m. PST. To access the replay dial (800) 642-1687 and enter the conference ID number 3721118.
    This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties on the Investor Relations section of ECHO's website at www.echo-inc.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investor Relations section of ECHO's website at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available two hours after the call on ECHO's website for 90 days.

    About Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO)

    ECHO (www.echo-inc.com) provides a complete solution to the payment processing needs of merchants, banks and collection agencies. ECHO's services include debit and credit card processing, check guarantee, check verification, check conversion, check re-presentment and check collection.

    Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements included in this press release include the potential for expansion of ECHO's check guarantee business and the continued strong demand for ECHO's check products. Potential risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, such factors as fluctuations in demand for the Company's products and services, the introduction of new products and services, the Company's ability to maintain customer and strategic business relationships, technological advancements, impact of competitive products and services and pricing, growth in targeted markets, the adequacy of the Company's liquidity and financial strength to support its growth, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CONTACT: Electronic Clearing House, Inc. Donna Rehman, 800-262-3246, ext. 8533 corp@echo-inc.com or CCG Investor Relations Crocker Coulson, 818-789-0100 crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

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