2. Consumer Portfolio Services is an independent specialty
finance company that provides indirect automobile
financing to individuals with past credit problems, low
incomes 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. Our headquarters are located
in Irvine, California and we have three additional
strategically located servicing branches in Virginia,
Florida and Illinois.
3. Since we began operations in 1991 and through
December 2011, we have purchased over $9 billion in
contracts. We
currently service a total managed portfolio of
approximately $800 million with approximately 100,000
customers and
525 employees. We maintain dealer relationships in 45
states across the United States. Our common stock is
traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under
the ticker “CPSS.”
