IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2008--Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPSS) today announced that it will release its 2008 3rd quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Management will then host a conference call on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the earnings.

Dial-in number for the call is 973-582-2717.

A replay of the call will be available until November 5, 2008, by calling 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 for international participants, with pin number 68472980.

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 specialty finance company engaged in purchasing and servicing new and used retail automobile contracts originated primarily by franchised automobile dealerships and to a lesser extent by select independent dealers of used automobiles in the United States. We serve as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to sub-prime customers, who have limited credit history, low income or past credit problems and who otherwise might not be able to obtain financing from traditional sources.

CONTACT: Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.
Robert E. Riedl, 949-753-6800
Erica Waldow, 888-505-9200

SOURCE: Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.