content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C.  20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 10, 2001
  
  
  
                           ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
    NEVADA                           0-15245             93-0946274
   (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission         (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)
  
  
  
     20001 Dorothy Drive, Agoura Hills, California   91301
       (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)
  
  
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 706-8999
  
  
  
            (Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
            On April 10, 2001, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination
            indicating that the Company fails to comply with the minimum bid
            price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap
            Market.  The Company has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing
            Qualifications Panel to review the Nasdaq Staff Determination which
            stays any delisting action.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS
  
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description of Document
  
   99.1     Press release issued and dated April 17, 2001.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
  
  
                                ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
                                       (Registrant)
  
  
  
  
                                By  \s\ Alice L. Cheung
                                  Alice L. Cheung, Treasurer &
                                  Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  Dated:  April 17, 2001
  
  
  
  
                                                                     EXHIBIT 99.1
  
  
  
  
  
  
       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
       April 17, 2001
  
  
  
                          ECHO RECEIVES NASDAQ NOTIFICATION
  
       Agoura Hills, Calif.-- Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO)
  announced today, as required by applicable Nasdaq regulation, that it received
  a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 10, 2001 indicating that the Company
  fails to comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing
  on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, as set forth in Market Place Rule 4310 (c)(4),
  and that its securities are, therefore, subject to delisting. The Company has
  requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to review the
  Nasdaq Staff Determination which stays any delisting action. The hearing is
  expected to occur within the next 45 days.
  
       The Company stock's closing bid price maintained a price of $1.00 or more
  for 10 consecutive trading days between the period March 23, 2001 to April 5,
  2001, which the Company believes satisfied Nasdaq Market Place Rule 4310
  (c)(4) for continued listing.  The Company's stock bid price closed slightly
  below the $1.00 level for three days following the April 5th date and the
  Staff of Nasdaq subsequently advised the Company of its intent to initiate a
  delisting action. The Company disagrees with the position taken by the Nasdaq
  Staff and has appealed the Staff determination to the Hearing Panel but there
  can be no assurance the Panel will grant the Company's request for continued
  listing.
  
       "We feel the Company complied with the 10-day minimum bid price
  requirement and do not feel the Staff's subsequent notice is appropriate,"
  stated Joel M. Barry, Chairman and CEO of ECHO, "but, ignoring this point, we
  feel confident that ECHO will resolve the minimum bid price issue as well and
  will remain listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market."
  
       In case there are questions, shareholders are encouraged to call the
  company at 800-262-3246, extension 3033.
  
       Electronic Clearing House, Inc., headquartered in Agoura Hills,
  California, provides debit and credit card processing, check guarantee, check
  verification, check conversion, check re-presentment, check collection, and
  inventory tracking to over 58,000 retail merchants and U-Haul dealers across
  the nation.
  
       To take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
  Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, you are hereby cautioned that this
  release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current
  expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Actual
  operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in the
  forward-looking statements made by the Company.
  
  #               #               #
  Media Contact:
  Donna Rehman, Corporate Secretary            URL:http://www.ECHO-inc.com
  818-706-8999, ext. 3033                      E-MAIL: corp@ECHO-inc.com
  Electronic Clearing House, Inc.
  Agoura Hills, Calif.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C.  20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 10, 2001
  
                           ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
    NEVADA                           0-15245             93-0946274
   (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission         (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)
  
     20001 Dorothy Drive, Agoura Hills, California   91301
       (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 706-8999
  
            (Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
  
  ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS
  
            On April 10, 2001, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination
            indicating that the Company fails to comply with the minimum bid
            price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap
            Market.  The Company has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing
            Qualifications Panel to review the Nasdaq Staff Determination which
            stays any delisting action.
  
  ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description of Document
  
   99.1     Press release issued and dated April 17, 2001.
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
                                       (Registrant)
  
                                By  \s\ Alice L. Cheung
                                  Alice L. Cheung, Treasurer &
                                  Chief Financial Officer
  
  Dated:  April 17, 2001
  
                                                                     EXHIBIT 99.1
  
       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
       April 17, 2001
  
                          ECHO RECEIVES NASDAQ NOTIFICATION
  
       Agoura Hills, Calif.-- Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECHO)
  announced today, as required by applicable Nasdaq regulation, that it received
  a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 10, 2001 indicating that the Company
  fails to comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing
  on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, as set forth in Market Place Rule 4310 (c)(4),
  and that its securities are, therefore, subject to delisting. The Company has
  requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to review the
  Nasdaq Staff Determination which stays any delisting action. The hearing is
  expected to occur within the next 45 days.
  
       The Company stock's closing bid price maintained a price of $1.00 or more
  for 10 consecutive trading days between the period March 23, 2001 to April 5,
  2001, which the Company believes satisfied Nasdaq Market Place Rule 4310
  (c)(4) for continued listing.  The Company's stock bid price closed slightly
  below the $1.00 level for three days following the April 5th date and the
  Staff of Nasdaq subsequently advised the Company of its intent to initiate a
  delisting action. The Company disagrees with the position taken by the Nasdaq
  Staff and has appealed the Staff determination to the Hearing Panel but there
  can be no assurance the Panel will grant the Company's request for continued
  listing.
  
       "We feel the Company complied with the 10-day minimum bid price
  requirement and do not feel the Staff's subsequent notice is appropriate,"
  stated Joel M. Barry, Chairman and CEO of ECHO, "but, ignoring this point, we
  feel confident that ECHO will resolve the minimum bid price issue as well and
  will remain listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market."
  
       In case there are questions, shareholders are encouraged to call the
  company at 800-262-3246, extension 3033.
  
       Electronic Clearing House, Inc., headquartered in Agoura Hills,
  California, provides debit and credit card processing, check guarantee, check
  verification, check conversion, check re-presentment, check collection, and
  inventory tracking to over 58,000 retail merchants and U-Haul dealers across
  the nation.
  
       To take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
  Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, you are hereby cautioned that this
  release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current
  expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Actual
  operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in the
  forward-looking statements made by the Company.
  
  #               #               #
  Media Contact:
  Donna Rehman, Corporate Secretary            URL:http://www.ECHO-inc.com
  818-706-8999, ext. 3033                      E-MAIL: corp@ECHO-inc.com
  Electronic Clearing House, Inc.
  Agoura Hills, Calif.