ECHO Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Electronic Clearing House Inc. to Present at
Roth Capital Partners New York Conference

Agoura Hills, Calif., September 5, 2003 - Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECHO), a leading provider of electronic payment and transaction processing services,

The Roth Capital Partners New York Conference, scheduled for September 9-10, 2003, at the St. Regis New York City, provides a concentrated two-day program where Institutional Investors can meet the executives of approximately 100 promising small cap growth companies picked by Roth Capital Partners' research team. The New York conference will highlight companies from Health Care, Consumer Products, Technology and Financial Services industry groups.

The presentation will be available to all interested parties at the Investor Relations section on ECHO's web site, www.echo-inc.com. after Tuesday, September 9th.

About Roth Capital Partners LLC

With corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, California, and offices in strategic locations in the Western United States, Roth Capital Partners LLC is a full-service investment bank serving corporate and institutional clients throughout the world. Offering a wide array of investment banking services -- including initial public offerings, follow-ons, PIPEs, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, investment research, and institutional sales and trading -- the firm is perhaps best known for finding, funding and fostering the growth of emerging companies. Visit the Roth Capital Partners website at www.rothcp.com.

Contact:

     Electronic Clearing House, Inc., Agoura Hills
     Donna Rehman, 818-706-8999, ext. 3033

About Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO)

Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (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, check collection, and inventory tracking. 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts re forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties 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.

Investor Contacts:

Donna Rehman, Corporate Secretary 
Electronic Clearing House, Inc.
818-706-8999, ext. 3033 
Agoura Hills, Calif. 
E-MAIL: corp@ECHO-inc.com
URL: http://www.ECHO-inc.com

Crocker Coulson, Partner
Coffin Communications Group
818-789-0100
E-MAIL: crocker.coulson@coffincg.com

Press Releases are also available by calling (800) 233-0406 ext. 3033, or by email to corp@echo-inc.com

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Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO)
28001 Dorothy Drive
Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Phone: (800) 233-0406
Fax: (818) 991-5973
E-Mail: echo@echo-inc.com
URL: http://www.echo-inc.com