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Credit capacity lifted to $390M at Consumer Portfolio (NASDAQ: CPSS)

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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. amended its warehouse credit facility with Capital One, N.A. and a Class B lender, significantly increasing available funding capacity. The revolving credit agreement’s maximum capacity rose from $167.5 million to $390 million, secured by automobile receivables CPS holds or will acquire from dealers.

Under the amended terms, CPS may borrow on a revolving basis through October 17, 2027, with up to 95.5% of the principal balance of eligible receivables available to be advanced. After the revolving period ends, CPS can either repay the balance in full or allow the loans to amortize over an eighteen-month period.

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CPS more than doubles warehouse capacity, boosting funding flexibility but also potential leverage.

Consumer Portfolio Services amended its revolving warehouse credit facility, lifting maximum capacity from $167.5 million to $390 million. The facility finances indirect auto receivables, with advances up to 95.5% of eligible principal, and is secured by those receivables.

The revolving period now runs until October 17, 2027, followed by an optional eighteen-month amortization. This structure supports continued origination and securitization activity but also permits a larger debt balance secured by loan collateral. Actual impact will depend on how fully CPS utilizes the expanded line.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business
The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Financial
The company incurred a new significant debt or off-balance-sheet obligation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
New facility capacity $390 million Maximum outstanding under amended revolving credit agreement
Prior facility capacity $167.5 million Previous maximum under warehouse credit facility
Advance rate 95.5% of principal Maximum advance against eligible pledged receivables
Revolving period end October 17, 2027 Last date to borrow on a revolving basis
Amortization period 18 months Optional amortization after revolving period ends
Facility term description Two-year revolving credit agreement Amended with Capital One, N.A. and Class B lender
revolving credit agreement financial
"it amended its two-year revolving credit agreement with Capital One, N.A."
A revolving credit agreement is a flexible loan arrangement where a borrower can borrow, repay, and borrow again up to a set limit, similar to a credit card. It matters because it gives businesses or individuals quick access to funds whenever needed, helping manage cash flow and cover expenses without applying for a new loan each time.
warehouse credit facility financial
"Warehouse Credit Facility Amended On April 3, 2026, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc."
A warehouse credit facility is a short-term loan line companies use to finance inventory, goods in transit, or newly made loans until those assets are sold, bundled, or converted into longer-term funding. Think of it as a temporary checkbook that keeps operations moving by covering costs upfront; investors watch it because heavy reliance or difficulty renewing the facility can signal liquidity stress, higher funding costs, or risk to future sales and cash flow.
securitization markets financial
"We fund these contract purchases on a long-term basis through the securitization markets"
Securitization markets are where pools of loans or other cash-generating assets (like mortgages, auto loans, or credit-card receivables) are bundled, converted into tradable securities, and sold to investors. Investors use these markets to gain exposure to regular income streams and to spread risk much like buying slices of a large pizza instead of the whole pie; changes in credit quality, interest rates, or regulatory rules can affect returns and liquidity, so they matter for portfolio income, risk management, and market stability.
events of default financial
"if any of certain defined events of default were to occur."
Events of default are specific breaches or failures listed in a loan, bond, or credit agreement that give lenders the right to act, such as demanding immediate repayment, raising interest rates, or taking secured assets. They matter to investors because triggering one is like setting off a financial alarm: it raises the chance of foreclosure, restructuring, or bankruptcy and can sharply reduce the value of a company’s stock or bonds and increase borrowing costs.
secured overnight financing rate financial
"bear interest at a floating rate set as a margin above the secured overnight financing rate."
A secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) is a daily benchmark interest rate that reflects the cost of borrowing cash overnight using U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. Think of it as the market price to “rent” cash for a day with a very safe pledge, similar to paying a short-term rental fee for money backed by government bonds. Investors track SOFR because it underpins pricing for loans, bonds and derivatives, so movements change borrowing costs, interest income and the valuation of interest-rate–linked positions.
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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) April 3, 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)  

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information contained in Item 2.03 of this report is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01. The registrant disclaims any implication that the agreements relating to the transactions described in this report are other than agreements entered into in the ordinary course of its business.

 

Warehouse Credit Facility Amended

 

On April 3, 2026, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. ("CPS" or the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Page Eleven Funding LLC (the “Borrower”) amended a revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") and related agreements with Capital One, N.A., and a Class B Lender (the “Lenders”), all of which have been in place since October 2025. Loans under the amended Credit Agreement are to be secured by automobile receivables that CPS now holds or may acquire in the future from dealers, which receivables CPS would then sell or contribute to the Borrower.

 

Under the Credit Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Lenders have increased the capacity from $167.5 million and agreed to lend from time to time prior to the funding termination date up to a maximum of $390 million to be outstanding at any time. The amount that may be advanced under the Credit Agreement is up to 95.5% of the principal amount of eligible pledged receivables. The funding termination date is October 17, 2027 or earlier upon the occurrence of defined funding termination events. The amounts outstanding could become due at an earlier date, if any of certain defined events of default were to occur.

 

Loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate set as a margin above the secured overnight financing rate.

 

Affiliates of Capital One, N.A. have also performed investment banking and advisory services for CPS from time to time, for which they have received customary fees and expenses.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information provided in response to item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Warehouse Credit Facility

 

CPS first incurred indebtedness under the revolving credit agreement on October 22, 2025. CPS intends to incur indebtedness from time to time as it acquires motor vehicle receivables from dealers. CPS does not undertake to provide updates regarding the amount of indebtedness outstanding from time to time, and no inference should be drawn that such indebtedness has not changed.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

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

 

One exhibit is included with this report:

 

99.1 News release re amendment of credit facility.
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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: April 9, 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 CREDIT FACILITY CAPACITY INCREASE

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 6, 2026 (GlobeNewswire) -- Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) (“CPS” or the “Company”) today announced that on April 3, 2026, it amended its two-year revolving credit agreement with Capital One, N.A. to increase the capacity of the facility. The amendment applies to both Capital One, N.A. and the subordinate lender, and increases the capacity of the facility from $167.5 million to $390 million.

 

Loans under the amended credit agreement will continue to be secured by automobile receivables that CPS now holds or will acquire from dealers in the future. CPS may borrow on a revolving basis through October 17, 2027, after which CPS will have the option to repay the outstanding loans in full or to allow them to amortize for an eighteen-month period.

 

 

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 through the securitization markets and service the contracts over their lives.

 

Forward-looking statements in this news release include the Company's expectation that the revolving period will extend until the revolving period ends, and that an amortization period may follow. The revolving credit agreement that was amended on April 3, 2026, provides for both a revolving period and an amortization period to follow, but it is possible that the Company may suffer certain defaults or events of default that would terminate the revolving period or result in acceleration of maturity of the credit extended. In general, such defaults or events of default would result from losses that the Company might incur in the future. In turn, such losses might result from poor performance of receivables acquired or to be acquired by the Company, from increases in the rate of consumer bankruptcy filings, which could adversely affect the Company’s rights to collect payments from its portfolio; from changes in government regulations affecting consumer credit; or from adverse economic conditions, either generally or in geographic areas in which the Company's business is concentrated.

 

Investor Relations Contact

 

Danny Bharwani, EVP / Chief Financial Officer

949-753-6811

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