Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings Conference Call - Tuesday, May 3, 2005

IRVINE, Calif.--April 26, 2005--Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. today announced that it will release its first quarter 2005 results after the market closes on Monday, May 2, 2005. Management will then host a conference call on Tuesday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results.

Dial-in number for the call is 973-409-9261.

A replay of the call will be available until May 1, 20050, 2005, by calling 877-519-4471 or 973-341-3080 for international participants, with pin number 6003840.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at the CPS Web site at www.consumerportfolio.com.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. is a consumer finance company that specializes in purchasing, selling and servicing retail automobile dealers located throughout the United States. The Company is currently active in 38 states. Through its purchases of contracts, the Company provides indirect financing to car dealer customers with limited credit histories, low incomes or past credit problems, who generally would not be expected to qualify for financing provided by banks or by automobile manufacturers' captive finance companies.