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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) January 14, 2015
 
 
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
 
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
CALIFORNIA
 
1-14116
 
33-0459135
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
  
 
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, 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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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
 
We received on January 14, 2015, a civil investigative subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.  The subpoena directs us to produce documents relating to our subprime automotive finance and related securitization activities.

Other purchasers of subprime automotive receivables have disclosed receiving similar requests at various times since July 2014.
 
 
 
 
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: January 22, 2015
By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Fritz
 
Jeffrey P. Fritz
Executive Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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