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Onyx Acceptance Reports Q3 Earnings

27 October 2000

Onyx Acceptance Reports Third Quarter Earnings and Completes A New Residual Warehouse Financing Transaction
    FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Oct. 26 Onyx Acceptance
Corporation announced today its financial and operational
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.  Net income and earnings per
diluted share were $1.7 million and $0.32 respectively, compared to
$2.6 million and $0.39 for the same period in 1999.  The reduction in net
income and earnings per share was the result of an increase in the loss
reserve rate coupled with interest rate spread compression on contracts
securitized in the third quarter.  These factors reduced the gain on sale as a
percentage of contracts securitized to 2.75% for the third quarter of 2000,
compared to 3.42% for the same period in 1999.
    Total revenues increased by 4.4% to $26.2 million during the third quarter
of 2000, compared to $25.1 million in the same period in 1999.  Service fee
income increased 69.5% to $13.9 million for the third quarter 2000 compared to
$8.2 million for the same period in 1999.  Service fee income comprised
53.0% of total third quarter revenues, up from 32.8% during the third quarter
of 1999.  This increase marks a milestone for the Company:  for the first
time, servicing income for the quarter surpassed gain-on-sale revenue.  The
Company continues to become less reliant on the initial gain-on-sale for its
reported financial results.  Higher service fees, late fees and document fees
related to the growth in the servicing portfolio was the predominant reason
for this increase.  The average servicing portfolio for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 was $2.5 billion, compared to $1.8 billion for the same
period in 1999.  Contract purchases were $367.6 million for the quarter,
compared to $398.8 million for the same period in 1999.  The reduction in
volume reflects management's decision to focus on credit quality rather than
volume.  The reduction also reflects the increased competition for near prime
paper in the current market.
    Onyx recorded a gain on sale of $12.1 million (2.75% of the issue amount)
on its third quarter securitization of $440.0 million, compared to a gain of
$13.7 million (3.42% of the issue amount) on $400.0 million of contracts
securitized during the same period of 1999.  The reduction of the gain was due
to an increase in the loss reserve rate and reduced net interest spread on the
securitization compared to the third quarter of 1999.  Off balance sheet
reserves as a percentage of securitized assets increased to 4.60% as of
September 30, 2000 compared to 4.45% for the same period in 1999.
    Net interest income was $283 thousand for the third quarter of 2000,
compared to $3.1 million during the same period in 1999.  The reduction in net
interest income was primarily due to the prefunded structure of the
securitization executed during the third quarter of 2000.  A prefunded
securitization reduces the time period that the contracts are held for sale,
and, as a result, reduces the interest income earned on the related contracts.
    Total operating expenses as a percentage of average servicing portfolio
declined to 3.45% for the third quarter 2000, compared to 4.16% for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999.  Total delinquencies as a percentage of the
period-end servicing portfolio increased to 3.88% from 3.24% at year-end 1999.
Annualized net charge-offs as a percent of the average servicing portfolio
increased to 2.20% during the third quarter of 2000, from 1.80% for the same
period in 1999.
    The Company recently completed an additional residual warehouse facility
in the amount of $35.0 million with Credit Suisse First Boston.  The line will
be used as an additional liquidity source to fund its operations.  The line is
similar in its operation to the Company's existing residual lines totaling
$70.0 million with Salomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch related entities.
    During the third quarter, the Company purchased 51,000 shares of its
Common Stock as a part of its stock repurchase program authorized by its Board
of Directors in May of 2000.  As of September 30, 2000, the Company has
retired approximately 942,000 shares of its Common Stock, and has expended
approximately $4.4 million in connection with this program.  Repurchases may
continue from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or
unsolicited negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions.  The
Company may discontinue purchases at any time that management determines
additional purchases are not warranted.
    


                 ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

                                                (UNAUDITED)      (AUDITED)

                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                    2000            1999

    ASSETS
     CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS                      $3,290,046     $5,190,271
     CONTRACTS HELD FOR SALE
      - Net of Allowance (1)                     162,660,402    229,991,667
     CREDIT ENHANCEMENT ASSETS                   138,674,029    142,883,970
     OTHER ASSETS                                 12,054,069     15,769,202

        TOTAL ASSETS                            $316,678,546   $393,835,110

    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
     LIABILITIES
      DEBT                                      $222,030,530   $298,167,249
      OTHER LIABILITIES                           40,076,044     42,559,837

        TOTAL LIABILITIES                        262,106,574    340,727,086

        TOTAL EQUITY                              54,571,972     53,108,024

        TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            $316,678,546   $393,835,110


    (1) Net of Unearned Discounts


                 ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (UNAUDITED)

                          Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                             September 30,              September 30,

                            2000         1999         2000          1999

    REVENUES:

     Net Interest
      Income              $283,566    $3,160,349   $5,333,345    $9,795,885
     Gain on Sale
      of Contracts      12,066,135    13,723,258   38,811,634    40,520,626
     Service Fee
      Income            13,853,022     8,237,101   32,810,895    19,757,636

    Total Revenues      26,202,723    25,120,708   76,955,874    70,074,147

    EXPENSES:
     Provision for
      Credit Losses        (73,072)      203,579      645,385       952,560
     Interest Expense    1,473,256     1,494,556    3,985,380     4,206,962
     Operating
      Expenses          21,878,432    18,994,516   63,867,128    52,672,183

    Total Expenses      23,278,616    20,692,651   68,497,893    57,831,705

    Income before
     Income Taxes        2,924,107     4,428,057    8,457,981    12,242,442
    Income Taxes         1,213,504     1,837,644    3,509,964     5,080,613
    NET INCOME          $1,710,603    $2,590,413   $4,948,017    $7,161,829

    NET INCOME PER
     SHARE - BASIC           $0.32         $0.42        $0.85         $1.16
    NET INCOME PER
     SHARE - DILUTED         $0.32         $0.39        $0.82         $1.10
    BASIC SHARES
     OUTSTANDING         5,266,005     6,175,817    5,839,528     6,172,628
    DILUTED SHARES
     OUTSTANDING         5,423,108     6,656,463    5,999,130     6,527,643


                 ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                          DELINQUENCY AND LOSS RATES
                                 (UNAUDITED)
                                (In Thousands)

                               September 30,              December 31,
                                   2000                       1999

    Delinquency Experience
                           Number of                 Number of
                           Contracts      $          Contracts        $

    Servicing Portfolio    259,162    $2,584,152      209,745    $2,133,460

    Serviced Delinquency

     31 to 59 days           5,728       $55,052        3,963       $38,376
     60 to 89 days           2,440        24,253        1,671        16,596
     90 days or more         2,040        20,895        1,383        14,203

     Total                  10,208      $100,200        7,017       $69,175

    Delinquency as a
     percentage of
     number and amount
     of contracts            3.94%         3.88%        3.35%         3.24%


                          Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                             September 30,              September 30,
    Loss Experience
                            2000        1999          2000          1999

    Average Contracts
     Serviced during
     the period         $2,539,409    $1,824,799   $2,397,770    $1,629,779

    Gross Charge-offs      $16,259        $9,426      $47,209       $24,528

    Recoveries              $2,267        $1,228       $6,726        $3,155

    Net Charge-offs        $13,992        $8,198      $40,483       $21,373

    Net Charge-offs
     as a percentage
     of contracts
     outstanding
     during the
     period                  2.20%         1.80%        2.25%         1.75%


                         Onyx Acceptance Corporation

Static Pool Information for securitized pools outstanding for the period from
            the date of securitization through September 30, 2000

         Trust:     96-1         96-2          96-3        96-4         97-1

    Month
    1               0.00%        0.01%        0.00%        0.00%       0.00%
    2               0.03%        0.07%        0.02%        0.02%       0.00%
    3               0.05%        0.20%        0.07%        0.05%       0.03%
    4               0.11%        0.33%        0.16%        0.14%       0.06%
    5               0.23%        0.46%        0.43%        0.24%       0.13%
    6               0.40%        0.78%        0.54%        0.38%       0.26%
    7               0.69%        0.98%        0.74%        0.53%       0.37%
    8               0.82%        1.15%        0.97%        0.81%       0.52%
    9               0.93%        1.39%        1.13%        0.98%       0.60%
    10              1.15%        1.52%        1.32%        1.18%       0.76%
    11              1.25%        1.69%        1.47%        1.43%       0.92%
    12              1.47%        1.94%        1.60%        1.63%       1.02%
    13              1.65%        2.08%        1.77%        1.73%       1.13%
    14              1.79%        2.34%        1.94%        1.87%       1.23%
    15              2.02%        2.52%        2.09%        2.07%       1.40%
    16              2.25%        2.76%        2.27%        2.23%       1.56%
    17              2.43%        2.89%        2.42%        2.33%       1.68%
    18              2.59%        3.10%        2.57%        2.49%       1.75%
    19              2.77%        3.14%        2.70%        2.62%       1.85%
    20              2.93%        3.30%        2.83%        2.73%       1.92%
    21              3.06%        3.47%        2.94%        2.84%       1.98%
    22              3.15%        3.60%        3.00%        2.93%       2.09%
    23              3.21%        3.70%        3.08%        3.02%       2.17%
    24              3.28%        3.81%        3.17%        3.10%       2.22%
    25              3.40%        3.93%        3.28%        3.22%       2.31%
    26              3.43%        4.06%        3.38%        3.29%       2.38%
    27              3.55%        4.13%        3.43%        3.39%       2.44%
    28              3.60%        4.22%        3.54%        3.46%       2.50%
    29              3.73%        4.23%        3.59%        3.58%       2.55%
    30              3.75%        4.29%        3.69%        3.61%       2.63%
    31              3.79%        4.31%        3.77%        3.64%       2.67%
    32              3.85%        4.33%        3.75%        3.72%       2.73%
    33              3.88%        4.37%        3.77%        3.74%       2.77%
    34              3.90%        4.39%        3.79%        3.77%       2.84%
    35              3.94%        4.39%        3.81%        3.79%       2.86%
    36              3.94%        4.42%        3.83%        3.81%       2.85%
    37              3.94%        4.42%        3.84%        3.83%       2.89%
    38              3.97%        4.43%        3.88%        3.85%       2.91%
    39              3.99%        4.45%        3.92%        3.89%       2.96%
    40              3.96%        4.46%        3.92%        3.89%       2.99%
    41              3.96%        4.45%        3.92%        3.89%       3.01%
    42              3.95%        4.45%        3.91%        3.89%       3.00%
    43              3.96%        4.45%        3.91%        3.89%       2.99%
    44              3.94%        4.48%        3.91%        3.87%
    45              3.97%        4.49%        3.90%        3.87%
    46              3.95%        4.52%        3.89%        3.88%
    47              3.92%        4.51%        3.90%
    48              3.90%        4.49%        3.90%
    49              3.89%        4.50%        3.89%
    50              3.86%        4.46%
    51              3.86%        4.44%
    52              3.84%        4.43%
    53              3.84%
    54              3.83%
    55              3.83%
    56              3.83%


                    97-2         97-3          97-4        98-1         98-A

    Month
    1               0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%       0.00%
    2               0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.01%       0.01%
    3               0.02%        0.02%        0.01%        0.02%       0.03%
    4               0.07%        0.09%        0.04%        0.08%       0.07%
    5               0.22%        0.13%        0.11%        0.14%       0.14%
    6               0.32%        0.24%        0.20%        0.24%       0.23%
    7               0.59%        0.36%        0.28%        0.40%       0.37%
    8               0.80%        0.47%        0.43%        0.53%       0.42%
    9               0.91%        0.62%        0.55%        0.68%       0.51%
    10              1.07%        0.73%        0.72%        0.85%       0.70%
    11              1.26%        0.81%        0.87%        1.04%       0.85%
    12              1.42%        0.94%        0.95%        1.20%       1.01%
    13              1.58%        1.10%        1.08%        1.33%       1.17%
    14              1.68%        1.23%        1.19%        1.46%       1.37%
    15              1.80%        1.38%        1.36%        1.61%       1.48%
    16              1.97%        1.58%        1.42%        1.71%       1.59%
    17              2.10%        1.68%        1.52%        1.88%       1.76%
    18              2.23%        1.77%        1.64%        2.01%       1.96%
    19              2.35%        1.91%        1.75%        2.17%       2.07%
    20              2.48%        2.04%        1.85%        2.25%       2.25%
    21              2.59%        2.11%        1.97%        2.41%       2.37%
    22              2.72%        2.20%        2.08%        2.52%       2.48%
    23              2.81%        2.31%        2.12%        2.63%       2.65%
    24              2.85%        2.41%        2.23%        2.75%       2.76%
    25              2.93%        2.51%        2.36%        2.86%       2.81%
    26              2.96%        2.59%        2.41%        2.98%       2.95%
    27              3.09%        2.71%        2.52%        3.06%       2.99%
    28              3.17%        2.79%        2.55%        3.15%       3.03%
    29              3.22%        2.92%        2.62%        3.19%
    30              3.26%        2.94%        2.71%        3.26%
    31              3.33%        3.01%        2.77%        3.33%
    32              3.39%        3.04%        2.81%
    33              3.48%        3.08%        2.85%
    34              3.51%        3.11%        2.88%
    35              3.54%        3.20%
    36              3.55%        3.21%
    37              3.56%        3.23%
    38              3.56%
    39              3.58%
    40              3.58%

                   98-B          98-C          99-A       99-B          99-C

    Month
    1               0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%       0.00%
    2               0.00%        0.02%        0.00%        0.00%       0.01%
    3               0.02%        0.02%        0.02%        0.03%       0.03%
    4               0.08%        0.04%        0.05%        0.07%       0.06%
    5               0.19%        0.15%        0.11%        0.14%       0.16%
    6               0.33%        0.27%        0.21%        0.27%       0.28%
    7               0.45%        0.46%        0.35%        0.43%       0.47%
    8               0.61%        0.57%        0.49%        0.60%       0.64%
    9               0.82%        0.74%        0.63%        0.85%       0.83%
    10              0.95%        0.94%        0.81%        1.07%       1.09%
    11              1.10%        1.12%        1.04%        1.34%       1.31%
    12              1.20%        1.30%        1.29%        1.56%       1.47%
    13              1.36%        1.54%        1.49%        1.79%       1.62%
    14              1.48%        1.73%        1.72%        1.90%       1.77%
    15              1.64%        1.90%        1.90%        2.08%
    16              1.89%        2.10%        2.10%        2.23%
    17              2.05%        2.28%        2.26%        2.42%
    18              2.22%        2.51%        2.46%
    19              2.37%        2.71%        2.59%
    20              2.50%        2.83%        2.71%
    21              2.67%        2.95%
    22              2.79%        3.08%
    23              2.92%        3.25%
    24              3.29%
    25              3.38%

                    99-D          00-A        00-B         00-C

    Month
    1               0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
    2               0.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
    3               0.01%        0.02%        0.02%        0.01%
    4               0.04%        0.04%        0.04%
    5               0.09%        0.11%        0.10%
    6               0.15%        0.18%        0.17%
    7               0.24%        0.37%
    8               0.43%        0.63%
    9               0.59%
    10              0.76%
    11              0.99%
    12              1.20%