CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. 8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON DC 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) August 18, 2026

 

  CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.  
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  

 

california   1-11416   33-0459135

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

  

  3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, NV 89169  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (949) 753-6800

 

  Not Applicable  
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value CPSS The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Global Market)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

   

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On August 18, 2026, the registrant announced the closing of a $80 million securitization of residual interests from previously issued securitizations. The notes are secured by residual interests in four Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (“CPS”) securitizations issued between April 2022 and April 2023 (the “Pledged Residual Interests”), as well as an 80% interest in a CPS majority owned affiliate (“MOA”) that owns the residual interests in three CPS securitizations issued between July 2023 and April 2026. The coupon on the notes is 10.25%.

 

The MOA interest includes 80% of the amounts on deposit in the underlying spread accounts for each related securitization and 80% of the over-collateralization of each related securitization, which is the difference between the outstanding principal balance of the related receivables less the outstanding principal balance of the notes associated with the securitization. The Pledged Residual Interests include 100% of the amounts on deposit in the underlying spread accounts for each related securitization and 100% of the over-collateralization of each related securitization. On each monthly payment date, the notes will be paid interest at the coupon rate and, if necessary, a principal payment necessary to maintain a specified minimum collateral ratio.

 

CPS disclaims any implication that the agreements described in this report are other than agreements entered into in the ordinary course of CPS's business.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Neither financial statements nor pro forma financial information are filed with this report.

 

(d) Exhibits

  

One exhibit is included with this report:

 

99.1 News release re August 18, 2026 transaction.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
   
   
Dated: August 21, 2026 By: /s/ Denesh Bharwani                             
 

Denesh Bharwani

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signing on behalf of the registrant

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

CPS Announces $80.0 Million Securitization of Residual Interests

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 18, 2026 (GlobeNewswire) – Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) (“CPS” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of a $80.0 million securitization of residual interests from previously issued securitizations.

 

In this transaction, a qualified institutional buyer purchased $80.0 million of asset-backed notes carrying a 10.25% coupon. The notes are secured by residual interests in four CPS securitizations issued between April 2022 and April 2023, as well as an 80% interest in a CPS majority owned affiliate (“MOA”) that owns the residual interests in three CPS securitizations issued between July 2023 and April 2026. A portion of the proceeds was used to fully repay the notes of the higher coupon residual interest financing from March 2024. Residual interests that previously secured that transaction now secure this transaction.

 

The MOA interest includes 80% of the amounts on deposit in the underlying spread accounts for each related securitization and 80% of the over-collateralization of each related securitization, which is the difference between the outstanding principal balance of the related receivables less the outstanding principal balance of the notes associated with the securitization. On each monthly payment date, the notes will be paid interest at the coupon rate and, if necessary, a principal payment to maintain a specified minimum collateral ratio.

 

The transaction was a private offering of securities, not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or any state securities law. All of such securities having been sold, this announcement of their sale appears as a matter of record only.

 

About Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.

 

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. is an independent specialty finance company that provides indirect automobile financing to individuals with past credit problems or limited credit histories. We purchase retail installment sales contracts primarily from franchised automobile dealerships secured by late model used vehicles and, to a lesser extent, new vehicles. We fund these contract purchases on a long-term basis primarily through the securitization markets and service the contracts over their lives.

 

Investor Relations Contact

Danny Bharwani, EVP/ Chief Financial Officer

949-753-6811