ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. , Feb. 9 /PRNewswire FirstCall/. Asta Funding, Inc (Nasdaq: ASFI) (the "Company"), a consumer receivable asset management and liquidation company, today announced results for the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, the three month period ended , 2009 For the three months ended , 2009 , the Company reported net income of , or per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of , or per share for the comparable period of fiscal year 2009