SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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) October 14, 1997


                        CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                                   California
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         333-25301                                      33-0459135
 (Commission File Number)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


        2 Ada, Irvine, California                                    92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)


                                 (714) 753-6800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                         2 Ada, Irvine, California 92718
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




Item 5.  Other Events.

         The  Registrant  is filing final forms of the  exhibits  listed in Item
7(c) below.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)  Exhibits.


Exhibit
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20.1              Computational Material




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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                        CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.,
                                        as Originator of the Trust (Registrant)



Dated: October 16, 1997                 By: /s/ Mark Creatura
                                            Mark Creatura
                                            Senior Vice President





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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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                                  Exhibit 20.4
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                             PRELIMINARY TERM SHEET
                           Prepared: October 14, 1997
                              Subject to Revision

                   CPS AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST, SERIES 1997-4

                         CPS Receivables Corp., Seller
                  Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., Servicer

                       $100,000,000 +/- 5% $[51,205,000]
                 Class A-1 Notes $[43,795,000] Class A-2 Notes
                       $[5,000,000] Class B Certificates

(Note:  This  Preliminary  Term Sheet has been  prepared  to assist  prospective
investors in the Class A Notes only;  references to the Class B Certificates are
provided solely for information purposes.)

Summary Security Terms:
                                       Class A-1 Notes
Principal Amount                       $[51,205,000]
Class Percentage                       [51.205]%
Initial Credit Support (1)             FSA Policy
Expected Rating (MoodyAEs/S&P)         Aaa/AAA
Pass-Through Rate                      [  ]%
Benchmark                              6 1/8% of 8/98
Price (Approximate)                    100
Servicer                               Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. ("CPS")
Owner Trustee                          Bankers Trust (Delaware)("BT")
Indenture Trustee/Standby              Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. ("NW")
 Servicer/Collateral Agent
Insurer                                Financial Security Assurance Inc.("FSA")
Pricing Prepayment Speed               [1.50]% ABS
Expected Settlement Date               [October 23],1997
Projected Weighted Average Life        [0.80] Years
Final Scheduled Distribution Date      [March 15, 2003]
Distribution Dates                     15th day of each Month

                                        Class A-2 Notes         Class B
Principal Amount                        $[43,795,000]           $[5,000,000]
Class Percentage                        [43.795]%               [5.000]%
Initial Credit Support (1)              FSA Policy
Expected Rating (MoodyAEs/S&P)          Aaa/AAA                 BB (S&P Only)
Pass-Through Rate                       [  ]%                   [  ]%
Benchmark                               6.00% of 8/00           N/A
Price (Approximate)                     100
Servicer                                CPS                     CPS
Owner Trustee                           BT                      BT
Indenture Trustee/Standby               NW                      NW
 Servicer/Collateral Agent






Insurer                                  FSA
Pricing Prepayment Speed                 [1.50]% ABS            [1.50]% ABS
Expected Settlement Date                 [October 23],1997      October 23],1997
Projected Weighted Average Life          [2.88] Years           [1.87] Years
Final Scheduled Distribution Date        [March 15, 2003]       [March 15, 2003]
Distribution Dates                       15th day of each       15th day of each
                                           Month                  Month

(1) The Class A Notes will have the  benefit  of an FSA  Insurance  Policy  (the
"Policy") which will guarantee timely interest and ultimate principal.  A Spread
Account  will be  established  for the benefit of the Insurer and the  Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Class A Noteholders.


The Trust:          CPS Auto  Receivables  Trust  1997-4 (the  "Trust")  will be
                    formed pursuant to a Trust Agreement between CPS Receivables
                    Corp. (the  "Seller"),  and Bankers Trust  (Delaware),  (the
                    "Owner Trustee").

                    The Trust will issue []% Asset-Backed  Notes, Class A-1 (the
                    "Class A-1 Notes") in an aggregate original principal amount
                    of $[51,205,000] and the []% Asset-Backed  Notes,  Class A-2
                    (the "Class A-2 Notes") in an aggregate  original  principal
                    amount of $[43,795,000]  (together with Class A-1 Notes, the
                    "Notes").  The Trust  will  also  issue  []%  Asset-  Backed
                    Certificates in the aggregate  original  principal amount of
                    $[5,000,000]  (the  "Certificates"  and,  together  with the
                    Notes, the "Securities").

                    The  rights of the  holders of the  Certificates  to receive
                    payments of principal  and/or  interest will be subordinated
                    to the rights of the  Noteholders  to the  extent  described
                    herein.

                    The Notes will be issued  pursuant to an  Indenture  between
                    the Trust and Norwest Bank Minnesota,  National Association,
                    ( the "Indenture Trustee").  The Notes and Certificates will
                    be  secured  by the  Trust  Assets  as,  and to the  extent,
                    provided in the Indenture and the Trust Agreement.

Trust Assets:       The property of the Trust (the "Trust  Assets") will include
                    (i) a pool of  retail  installment  sale  contracts  (each a
                    "Receivable"  and  collectively,   the  "Receivables  Pool")
                    secured by the new and used automobiles,  light trucks, vans
                    and minivans  financed  thereby (the  "Financed  Vehicles"),
                    (ii) with respect to the  Receivables  that are Rule of 78's
                    Receivables all payments due thereon after [October 9], 1997
                    (the "Cutoff Date) and, with respect to the Receivables that
                    are and Simple Interest  Receivables  all payments  received
                    thereunder after the Cutoff Date,  (iii) security  interests
                    in the Financed Vehicles, (iv) certain bank accounts and the
                    proceeds  thereof,  (v)  right of CPS or  Samco  to  receive
                    proceeds from




                    claims under, or refunds of unearned premiums from,  certain
                    insurance policies and extended service contracts,  (vi) all
                    right,  title  and  interest  of  the  Seller  in and to the
                    Purchase Agreements,  (vii) the Policy issued by the Insurer
                    with respect to the Class A Notes, and (x) certain property.
                    Certain of the Receivables (the "CPS  Receivables")  will be
                    purchased  by the  Seller  from CPS  pursuant  to a purchase
                    agreement (the "CPS Purchase  Agreement") and certain of the
                    Receivables (the "Samco  Receivables")  will be purchased by
                    the Seller from CPS's  subsidiary,  Samco  Acceptance  Corp.
                    ("Samco")  pursuant  to a  purchase  agreement  (the  "Samco
                    Purchase  Agreement"  and,  together  with the CPS  Purchase
                    Agreement, the "Purchase Agreements"). The Receivables arise
                    from loans  originated by dealers for assignment to CPS or a
                    subsidiary of CPS pursuant to CPS's auto loan programs.

                    The Receivables:  On or prior to the Closing Date, the Trust
                    will  purchase from the Seller  Receivables  that, as of the
                    Closing Date, are expected to have an aggregate  outstanding
                    principal  balance of  $[100,000,000]  (the  "Original  Pool
                    Balance").  The  Receivables  consist of retail  installment
                    sale contracts  secured by new and used  automobiles,  light
                    trucks, vans and minivans including, with respect to Rule of
                    78's  Receivables,  the  rights  to all  payments  due  with
                    respect to such Receivables after the Cutoff Date, and, with
                    respect to Simple  Interest  Receivables,  the rights to all
                    payments received with respect to such Receivables after the
                    Cutoff Date. The Receivables  arise from loans originated by
                    automobile  dealers or  independent  finance  companies  for
                    assignment  to CPS or a subsidiary  of CPS pursuant to CPS's
                    auto loan programs. The auto loan programs target automobile
                    purchasers  with marginal  credit  ratings who are generally
                    unable  to  obtain  credit  from  banks  or  other  low-risk
                    lenders.  The Receivables have been or will be selected from
                    motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts in CPS's and
                    Samco's  portfolio  based on the  criteria  specified in the
                    Purchase   Agreements   and  described  in  the   Prospectus
                    Supplement.  As of Cutoff Date, the weighted  average annual
                    percentage   rate  (the   "APR")  of  the   portion  of  the
                    Receivables  originated  on or before  the  Cutoff  Date was
                    approximately   [20.38]%,  the  weighted  average  remaining
                    maturity of the Receivables was approximately [56.23] months
                    and  the   weighted   average   original   maturity  of  the
                    Receivables was approximately  [56.83] months. No Receivable
                    will have a scheduled maturity date later than [ October 31,
                    2002].




Terms of the
Notes:

                    Payments of interest and principal on the Notes will be made
                    on the 15th day of each month,  or if such 15th day is not a
                    Business  Day, on the next  following  Business  Day (each a
                    "Payment Date"), commencing November 17, 1997. Payments will
                    be made to holders of record of the Notes as of the close of
                    business on the Record Date applicable to such Payment Date.
                    A "Business Day" is a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or
                    a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York,
                    New York, the State in which the principal  corporate  trust
                    office of the  Indenture  Trustee is  located,  the State in
                    which  the  principal  corporate  trust  office of the Owner
                    Trustee is located, the State in which the executive offices
                    of the  Servicer  are  located,  or the  State in which  the
                    principal place of business of Financial  Security Assurance
                    Inc.  ("FSA" or the  "Insurer") is located are authorized or
                    obligated by law, executive order or governmental  decree to
                    be closed.  A "Record Date" applicable to each Payment Date,
                    is the 10th day of the calendar  month in which such Payment
                    Date occurs. The Noteholders will be entitled to receive the
                    Noteholders'  Distributable  Amount  with  respect  to  each
                    payment Date. The "Noteholders'  Distributable  Amount" with
                    respect to a Payment Date will be an amount equal to the sum
                    of:  (i) the Class A  Noteholders'  Principal  Distributable
                    Amount  (ii)  any   previously   due  and  unpaid   Class  A
                    Noteholders'  Principal  Distributable  Amount and (iii) the
                    Class A Noteholders' interest amount.

                    The Class A-1 Notes  will bear  interest  at a rate equal to
                    []% per annum (the "Class A-1 Interest Rate"). The Class A-2
                    Notes  will bear  interest  at a rate equal to []% per annum
                    (the "Class A-2 Interest Rate"). Each such interest rate for
                    a class of  Notes  is  referred  to as an  "Interest  Rate".
                    Interest on the Notes will be  calculated  on the basis of a
                    360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months.

                    On each Payment Date, the holders of record of the Class A-1
                    Notes as of the  related  Record  Date will be  entitled  to
                    receive,  pro rata, thirty days of interest at the Class A-1
                    Interest  Rate on the  outstanding  principal  amount of the
                    Class A-1 Notes at the close of  business on the last day of
                    the related  Collection  Period.  On each Payment Date,  the
                    holders  of record of the Class A-2 Notes as of the  related
                    Record Date will be entitled  to receive,  pro rata,  thirty
                    days of  interest  at the  Class  A-2  Interest  Rate on the
                    outstanding  principal  amount of the Class A-2 Notes at the
                    close of business on the last day of the related  Collection
                    Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on




                    the  first  Payment  Date,  the  interest   payable  to  the
                    Noteholders  of  record  of each  class of Notes  will be an
                    amount  equal  to the  product  of  (a)  the  Interest  Rate
                    applicable to such class of Notes, (b) the initial principal
                    amount  of such  class of Notes and (c) a  fraction  (i) the
                    numerator of which is the number of days from and  including
                    the Closing Date to and including November 16, 1997 and (ii)
                    the denominator of which is 360. Interest on the Notes which
                    is due but not paid on any  Payment  Date will be payable on
                    the next Payment Date together with, to the extent permitted
                    by law,  interest  on such unpaid  amount at the  applicable
                    Interest Rate.

                    Principal  of the  Class A Notes  will  be  payable  on each
                    Payment Date in an amount equal to the Class A  Noteholders'
                    Principal  Distributable  Amount for the related  Collection
                    Period.  The "Class A Noteholders'  Principal  Distributable
                    Amount"  is  equal  to  the  product  of  (x)  the  Class  A
                    Noteholders'   Percentage  of  the  Principal  Distributable
                    Amount and (y) any unpaid portion of the amount described in
                    clause  (x)  with  respect  to  a  prior  Payment  Date.  In
                    addition,  until the Target  Payment Date the holders of the
                    Class A Notes will be entitled to receive the portion of the
                    Total Distribution  Amount remaining after required payments
                    have been made, as further payment in respect of principal.

                    The  "Class  A  Noteholders'  Percentage"  will  (a)  on any
                    Payment Date on or prior to the Target Payment Date, be 95%,
                    (b) on any Payment  Date after the Target  Payment  Date but
                    prior to the Payment Date on which the  principal  amount of
                    the Class A-2 Notes is reduced to zero,  be 91%,  (c) on the
                    Payment Date on which the principal  amount of the Class A-2
                    Notes is reduced to zero, be the percentage  equivalent of a
                    fraction,  the numerator of which is the principal amount of
                    the Class A-2 Notes  immediately prior to such Payment Date,
                    and  the  denominator  of  which  is the  sum  of  the  then
                    outstanding   principal   amount   of  the   Notes  and  the
                    Certificates and (d) on any other Payment Date, be 0%.

                    The  "Class A Target  Amount"  means,  with  respect  to any
                    Payment  Date,  an  amount  equal  to 90%  of the  aggregate
                    principal balance of the Receivables as of such Payment Date
                    after  giving  effect to all  payments of  principal  on the
                    Receivables received during the related Collection Period.

                    The "Target  Payment  Date" means the first  Payment Date on
                    which the then  outstanding  principal amount of the Class A
                    Notes equals or is less than the Class A Target Amount after
                    giving effects to payments made on such Payment Date.




                    On each Payment Date,  unless an Event of Default shall have
                    occurred and be  continuing,  amounts paid on account of the
                    Class A Noteholders' Principal  Distributable Amount will be
                    applied  sequentially,  to pay  principal  of the  Class A-1
                    Notes until the principal balance of the Class A-1 Notes has
                    been  reduced to zero,  and then to the holders of the Class
                    A-2 Notes until the principal balance of the Class A-2 Notes
                    has been  reduced to zero.  On each Payment Date on which an
                    Event of  Default  is  continuing,  amounts  distributed  on
                    account of the Class  Noteholders'  Principal  Distributable
                    Amount will be applied,  pro rata (based on the  outstanding
                    principal amount of each class of the Class A Notes), to the
                    payment of principal of each class of Class A Notes.

                    "Events  of  Default"  (as   described  in  the   Prospectus
                    Supplement)  will  consist  of those  events  defined in the
                    Insurance  Agreement and will constitute an Event of Default
                    under the Indenture only if the Insurer shall have delivered
                    to the Indenture  Trustee a written notice  specifying  that
                    such events have occurred under the Indenture.

                    The "Principal Distributable Amount" for a Payment Date will
                    equal the sum of,  without  duplication,  (a) the  principal
                    portion  of  all   scheduled   payments   on  Rule  of  78's
                    Receivables and all payments of principal received on Simple
                    Interest  Receivables;  (b)  the  principal  portion  of all
                    prepayments in full (including prepayments in full); (c) the
                    portion of the  Purchase  Amount  allocable  to principal of
                    each Receivable  that was purchased or repurchased;  (d) the
                    Principal  Balance of each  Receivable  that first  became a
                    Liquidated Receivable; and (e) the aggregate amount

                    of Cram Down  Losses  (reductions  to  obligor  indebtedness
                    imposed by a bankruptcy  court).  In  addition,  outstanding
                    principal  amount of the Notes of any  class,  to the extent
                    not previously paid, will be payable on the respective Final
                    Scheduled Payment for such Class.

                    "Purchase Amount" means,  with respect to a Receivable,  the
                    amount,  as of the  close of  business  on the last day of a
                    Collection   Period,   required   to  prepay  in  full  such
                    Receivable under the terms thereof including interest to the
                    end of the month of purchase.

                    A "Collection Period" with respect to a Payment Date will be
                    the calendar month preceding the month in which such payment
                    Date occurs; provided, however, that with respect to the




                    the first Payment Date, the "Collection  Period" will be the
                    period from and  excluding  the Cutoff Date to and including
                    October 31, 1997.

                    Priority of Distributions:  The "Total Distribution  Amount"
                    for a Payment Date will be the sum of the following  amounts
                    with respect to the  preceding  Collection  Period:  (i) all
                    collections  on  Receivables;  (ii)  all  proceeds  received
                    during the  Collection  Period with  respect to  Receivables
                    that became  Liquidated  Receivables  during the  Collection
                    Period,  net  of the  reasonable  expenses  incurred  by the
                    Servicer in connection with such liquidation and any amounts
                    required  by  law to be  remitted  to the  obligor  on  such
                    Liquidated  Receivable   ("Liquidation   Proceeds");   (iii)
                    proceeds   from   Recoveries   with  respect  to  Liquidated
                    Receivables;  (iv) earnings on  investments  of funds in the
                    Collection Account during the related Collection Period; and
                    (v)  the  Purchase   Amount  of  each  Receivable  that  was
                    repurchased  by CPS or  purchased  by the Servicer as of the
                    last  day  of the  related  Collection  Period.  "Liquidated
                    Receivable" means a Receivable (i) which has been liquidated
                    by the Servicer through the sale of the Financed Vehicle, or
                    (ii)  for  which  the  related  financed  Vehicle  has  been
                    repossessed  and 90 days have elapsed since the date of such
                    repossession,  of (iii) as to which an obligor has failed to
                    make more than 90% of a  scheduled  payment of more than ten
                    dollars  for 120 or more days as of the end of a  Collection
                    Period,  or (iv) with  respect to which  proceeds  have been
                    received which, in the Servicer's  judgment,  constitute the
                    final  amounts  recoverable  in respect of such  Receivable.
                    "Recoveries" means, with respect to a Liquidated Receivable,
                    the  monies  collected  from  whatever  source,  during  any
                    Collection  Period following the Collection  Period in which
                    such Receivable became a Liquidated  Receivable,  net of the
                    reasonable costs of liquidation plus any amounts required by
                    law to be remitted to the obligor.

                    On each Payment Date,  the Indenture  Trustee shall make the
                    following distributions in the following order or priority:

               (i)  to the Servicer, from the Total Distribution Amount, the fee
                    to the  Servicer  and all unpaid fees from prior  Collection
                    Periods; provided,  however, that as long as CPS is Servicer
                    and   Norwest   Bank   Minnesota,    National    Association
                    ("Norwest"),  is the Standby Servicer, the Indenture Trustee
                    will first pay to the Standby Servicer out of the fee to the
                    Servicer otherwise payable to CPS;







               (ii) in the event the  Standby  Servicer  becomes  the  successor
                    Servicer,   to  the   Standby   Servicer,   from  the  Total
                    Distribution Amount, reasonable transition expenses (up to a
                    maximum  of  $50,000)   incurred  in  acting  as   successor
                    Servicer;

               (iii)to the  Indenture  Trustee and the Owner  Trustee,  from the
                    Total Distribution  Amount, the fees payable thereto,  other
                    reasonable expenses and any previously unpaid fees; provided
                    however, than unless an Event of Default shall have occurred
                    and be continuing, expenses payable to the Indenture Trustee
                    and Owner  Trustee and  expenses  payable to the  Collateral
                    Agent shall be limited to a total of $50,000;

               (iv) to the Collateral Agent, from the Total Distribution Amount,
                    all fees and expenses  payable to the Collateral  Agent with
                    respect to such Distribution Date;

               (v)  to the  Class A  Noteholders,  from the  Total  Distribution
                    Amount,  the Class A Noteholders'  interest for such Payment
                    Date;

               (vi) unless an Event of Default has occurred  and is  continuing,
                    to  the  Certificateholders,  from  the  Total  Distribution
                    Amount,  the  Certificateholders'  interest for such Payment
                    Date;

               (vii)to the  Class A  Noteholders,  form the  Total  Distribution
                    Amount,  the Class A  Noteholders'  Principal  Distributable
                    Amount for such Payment Date;

             (viii) to the Insurer,  from the Total  Distribution  Amount, any
                    amounts due;

               (ix) if  someone  other than the  Standby  Servicer  becomes  the
                    successor  Servicer,  to such successor  Servicer,  from the
                    Total Distribution  Amount to the extent not previously paid
                    by the predecessor Servicer,  reasonable transition expenses
                    (up to a maximum of $50,000 for all such expenses)  incurred
                    in acting as successor Servicer;

               (x)  unless an Event of Default has occurred  and is  continuing,
                    to  the  Certificateholders,  from  the  Total  Distribution
                    Amount,  the  Certificateholders'  principal amount for such
                    Payment Date;

               (xi) until  the  Target   Payment  Date,   the  remaining   Total
                    Distribution  Amount,  if any,  to the  holders  of the then
                    paying class of Class A Notes as payment of principal;




               (xii)if  an  Event  of  Default   shall  have   occurred  and  be
                    continuing,  to  the  Certificateholders,   from  the  Total
                    Distribution  Amount,  the  Certificateholders'  interest or
                    such Payment Date;

             (xiii) if  an  Event  of  Default   shall  have   occurred  and  be
                    continuing,  to  the  Certificateholders,   from  the  Total
                    Distribution Amount, the  Certificateholders'  principal for
                    such Payment Date; and

                    (xiv)  after the  Target  Payment  Date,  to the  Collateral
                    Agent,  for deposit into the Spread  Account,  the remaining
                    Total Distribution Amount, if any.

                    Upon the occurrence  and during the  continuance of an Event
                    of Default, the Certificates will not receive any payment of
                    principal  or  interest  on a  Payment  Date  until the full
                    amount of the Noteholders'  Distributable  Amount due to the
                    Class A  Noteholders  with  respect to such Payment Date has
                    been deposited in a distribution account.

The  Policy:        On the Closing  Date,  the Insurer  will issue the Policy to
                    the  Indenture  Trustee  for  the  benefit  of the  Class  A
                    Noteholders  (the  "Policy").  Pursuant to the  Policy,  the
                    Insurer will  unconditionally  and irrevocably  guarantee to
                    the Class A Noteholders  payment of the Class A Noteholders'
                    interest  amount  and  the  Class A  Noteholders'  Principal
                    Distributable   Amount    (collectively,    the   "Scheduled
                    Payments") on each Payment  Date.  The  Certificates  do not
                    have the benefit of the Policy.

Spread Account:     FSA will have the benefit of a reserve  account (the "Spread
                    Account")  established by CPS with the Collateral  Agent for
                    the  benefit of the  Insurer  and the  Indenture  Trustee on
                    behalf of the Class A Noteholders.  After the Target Payment
                    Date any portion of the Total Distribution  Amount remaining
                    on any Payment  Date after  payment of all fees and expenses
                    due on such date to the Servicer,  the Standby Servicer, the
                    Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, any successor Servicer
                    and the  Collateral  Agent  and  all  amounts  owing  to the
                    Insurer on such date and all principal and interest payments
                    due  to  the  Noteholders  and  Certificateholders  on  such
                    Payment  Date,  will be deposited in the Spread  Account and
                    held by the Collateral  Agent for the benefit of the Insurer
                    and  the  Indenture   Trustee  on  behalf  of  the  Class  A
                    Noteholders.  If on any Payment Date, the Total Distribution
                    Amount is insufficient to pay all the




                    distributions  required  to be made on such day  pursuant to
                    priorities  (i)  through  (v) and (vii)  through  (ix) under
                    "Priority of Distributions",  then amounts on deposit in the
                    Spread  Account  will be applied to pay the  amounts  due on
                    such Payment Date  pursuant to such  priorities  (i) through
                    (v) and (vii) through (ix).

                    Amounts  on  deposit on any  Payment  Date which  (after all
                    payments  required to be made on such Payment Date have been
                    made) are in excess of an amount  determined  in the  master
                    spread  account  agreement,  will be  released  to or at the
                    direction of the Seller on such Payment Date.

Subordination of
the Certificates:   The  Certificates  will not receive any payment of principal
                    or interest  on a Payment  Date until the full amount of the
                    Class A Noteholders' interest due to the Class A Noteholders
                    with  respect  to  such  Payment  Date  is  available.   The
                    Certificates  will not receive any payment of principal on a
                    Payment   Date  until  the  full   amount  of  the  Class  A
                    Noteholders'  interest due to the Class A  Noteholders  with
                    respect  to  such  Payment  Date  is  available.   Upon  the
                    occurrence  and  during  the  continuance  of  an  Event  of
                    Default,  the  Certificates  will not receive any payment of
                    principal  or  interest  on a  Payment  Date  until the full
                    amount of the Noteholders'  Distributable  Amount due to the
                    Class A  Noteholders  with  respect to such  Payment Date is
                    available to pay the Class A Noteholders.


Tax Status of the
Trust:              In the opinion of Mayer,  Brown & Platt for  Federal  income
                    tax purposes the Class A Notes will be characterized as debt
                    and the Trust will not be  characterized  as an  association
                    (or publicly traded  partnership)  taxable as a corporation.
                    Each  Noteholder,  by  acceptance  of a Note,  will agree to
                    treat the  Notes as  indebtedness  for  Federal  income  tax
                    purposes.  Prospective  investors must review the Prospectus
                    and Prospectus Supplement for a more detailed description of
                    these matters.

ERISA
Eligibility:        The Class A Notes are  expected to be eligible  for purchase
                    by  employee  benefit  plans  subject to ERISA.  Prospective
                    investors   must  review  the   Prospectus   and  Prospectus
                    Supplement for a more detailed description of these matters.


Optional
Redemption:         The  Notes  and  the  Certificates,   to  the  extent  still
                    outstanding, may be redeemed in whole, but not in




                    part,  on any Payment Date on which the  Servicer  exercises
                    its option to purchase all the  Receivables  on or after the
                    last day of any  Collection  Period  on or after  which  the
                    aggregate  principal  balance of the Receivables is equal to
                    10% or less of the Original  Pool  Balance,  at a redemption
                    price equal to at least the unpaid  principal  amount of the
                    Notes and the Certificates, plus accrued and unpaid interest
                    thereon; provided that the Servicer's right to exercise such
                    option will be subject to the prior approval of the Insurer,
                    but  only  if,  after   giving   effect  to  such  sale  and
                    redemption,  a claim on the Policy would occur or any amount
                    owing to the  Insurer  or the  holders  of the  Notes  would
                    remain unpaid.

Mandatory
Redemption:         The  Notes  may be  accelerated  and  subject  to  immediate
                    payment  at par  with  accrued  interest  thereon  upon  the
                    occurrence  of an Event of Default under the  Indenture.  So
                    long as no Insurer  Default (as described in the  Prospectus
                    and  Prospectus  Supplement)  shall  have  occurred  and  be
                    continuing,  an Event of Default  under the  Indenture  will
                    occur only upon  delivery  by the  Insurer to the  Indenture
                    Trustee of notice of the  occurrence  of  certain  events of
                    default under the Insurance  Agreement.  In the case of such
                    an  Event  of  Default,  the  Notes  will  automatically  be
                    accelerated  and  subject to  immediate  payment at par with
                    accrued  interest  thereon.  The Policy  does not  guarantee
                    payments  of any amounts  that become due on an  accelerated
                    basis,  unless the Insurer elects, in its sole discretion to
                    pay such amounts in whole or in part.


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                              CPS 1997-4 Class A-1
                         Price-Yield Sensitivity Report

                    Settlement                        10/23/97
                    Next Payment                      11/15/97
                    Class Balance                     $51,205,000
                    Accrued Days                      22
                    Coupon                            6.400%
                    Voluntary Prepayment Speed
Quoted Base Case Price 1.00% CDR 1.25% CDR 1.50% CDR 1.75%CDR 2.00%CDR ------ --------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- 99-24 6.487 6.487 6.487 6.487 6.487 99-24+ 6.469 6.468 6.466 6.465 6.463 99-25 6.452 6.449 6.445 6.442 6.438 99-25+ 6.435 6.430 6.425 6.419 6.414 99-26 6.417 6.411 6.404 6.397 6.390 99-26+ 6.400 6.392 6.383 6.374 6.365 99-27 6.382 6.372 6.362 6.352 6.341 99-27+ 6.365 6.353 6.341 6.329 6.317 99-28 6.348 6.334 6.321 6.307 6.292 99-28+ 6.330 6.315 6.300 6.284 6.268 99-29 6.313 6.296 6.279 6.261 6.244 99-29+ 6.295 6.277 6.258 6.239 6.219 99-30 6.278 6.258 6.237 6.216 6.195 99-30+ 6.261 6.239 6.217 6.194 6.171 99-31 6.243 6.220 6.196 6.171 6.146 99-31+ 6.226 6.201 6.175 6.149 6.122 100-00 6.209 6.182 6.154 6.126 6.098 100-00+ 6.191 6.163 6.134 6.104 6.073 100-01 6.174 6.144 6.113 6.081 6.049 100-01+ 6.157 6.125 6.092 6.059 6.025 100-02 6.139 6.106 6.072 6.036 6.001 100-02+ 6.122 6.087 6.051 6.014 5.976 100-03 6.105 6.068 6.030 5.992 5.952 100-03+ 6.087 6.049 6.010 5.969 5.928 100-04 6.070 6.030 5.989 5.947 5.904 100-04+ 6.053 6.011 5.968 5.924 5.880 100-05 6.035 5.992 5.948 5.902 5.855 100-05+ 6.018 5.973 5.927 5.879 5.831 100-06 6.001 5.954 5.906 5.857 5.807 100-06+ 5.983 5.935 5.886 5.835 5.783 100-07 5.966 5.916 5.865 5.812 5.759 100-07+ 5.949 5.898 5.844 5.790 5.734 100-08 5.932 5.879 5.824 5.767 5.710 WAL (yr) 0.96 0.88 0.80 0.74 0.68 First Pay Nov-97 Nov-97 Nov-97 Nov-97 Nov-97 Last Pay Dec-99 Sep-99 Jul-99 Jun-99 Apr-99 MAT (yr) 2.14 1.89 1.73 1.64 1.48 MDUR (yr) 0.90 0.82 0.75 0.69 0.64 "Full Price" = "Flat Price" + Accrued Interest. Duration and related sensitivities are calculated at midpoint price/yield. Maturity and Last Principal Pay Dates may be distorted by the use of collateral pool WAMs. ** ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCLAIMER AVAILABLE FROM THE GCMD MENU **
CPS 1997-4 Class A-2 Price-Yield Sensitivity Report Settlement 10/23/97 Next Payment 11/15/97 Class Balance $43,795,000 Accrued Days 22 Coupon 6.300% Voluntary Prepayment Speed
Quoted Base Case Price 1.00% CDR 1.25% CDR 1.50% CDR 1.75% CDR 2.00% CDR ------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- 99-24 6.385 6.385 6.385 6.385 6.385 99-24+ 6.379 6.379 6.379 6.379 6.378 99-25 6.374 6.373 6.373 6.372 6.371 99-25+ 6.368 6.368 6.367 6.365 6.364 99-26 6.363 6.362 6.361 6.359 6.357 99-26+ 6.358 6.356 6.354 6.352 6.350 99-27 6.352 6.350 6.348 6.346 6.343 99-27+ 6.347 6.345 6.342 6.339 6.336 99-28 6.341 6.339 6.336 6.333 6.329 99-28+ 6.336 6.333 6.330 6.326 6.322 99-29 6.330 6.327 6.324 6.319 6.314 99-29+ 6.325 6.321 6.318 6.313 6.307 99-30 6.319 6.316 6.311 6.306 6.300 99-30+ 6.314 6.310 6.305 6.300 6.293 99-31 6.308 6.304 6.299 6.293 6.286 99-31+ 6.303 6.298 6.293 6.287 6.279 100-00 6.297 6.293 6.287 6.280 6.272 100-00+ 6.292 6.287 6.281 6.273 6.265 100-01 6.286 6.281 6.275 6.267 6.258 100-01+ 6.281 6.275 6.268 6.260 6.251 100-02 6.276 6.270 6.262 6.254 6.244 100-02+ 6.270 6.264 6.256 6.247 6.237 100-03 6.265 6.258 6.250 6.241 6.229 100-03+ 6.259 6.252 6.244 6.234 6.222 100-04 6.254 6.247 6.238 6.227 6.215 100-04+ 6.248 6.241 6.232 6.221 6.208 100-05 6.243 6.235 6.226 6.214 6.201 100-05+ 6.237 6.229 6.220 6.208 6.194 100-06 6.232 6.224 6.213 6.201 6.187 100-06+ 6.226 6.218 6.207 6.195 6.180 100-07 6.221 6.212 6.201 6.188 6.173 100-07+ 6.216 6.206 6.195 6.182 6.166 100-08 6.210 6.201 6.189 6.175 6.159 WAL (yr) 3.26 3.07 2.87 2.66 2.45 First Pay Dec-99 Sep-99 Jul-99 Jun-99 Apr-99 Last Pay May-2002 May-2002 Mar-2002 Jan-2002 Aug-2001 MAT (yr) 4.56 4.56 4.39 4.23 3.81 MDUR (yr) 2.85 2.70 2.54 2.37 2.20 "Full Price" = "Flat Price" + Accrued Interest. Duration and related sensitivities are calculated at midpoint price/yield. Maturity and Last Principal Pay Dates may be distorted by the use of collateral pool WAMs. ** ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCLAIMER AVAILABLE FROM THE GCMD MENU **
CPS AUTO GRANTOR TRUST, SERIES 1997-4 ALL AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE INFORMATION SHEET 10/09/97 Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. Balances as of 09/29/97 TOTAL CURRENT BALANCE: $81,770,607.56 TOTAL ORIGINAL BALANCE: $82,229,932.08 NUMBER OF TOTAL PORTFOLIO LOANS: 6,441 AVERAGE ORIGINAL BALANCE: $12,766.64 RANGE: $ 2,499.45 - $ 28,237.48 AVERAGE CURRENT BALANCE: $12,695.33 RANGE: $ 719.87 - $ 28,237.48 WEIGHTED AVERAGE CALC APR RATE: 20.380% RANGE: 16.950 - 29.037 % WEIGHTED AVERAGE ORIGINALLOAN TERM: 56.83 months RANGE: 22.00 - 60.00 months WEIGHTED AVERAGE REMAINING TERM: 56.23 months RANGE: 20.00 - 60.00 months TOP STATE CONCENTRATIONS ($): 21.15% California, 8.44 % Texas, 8.31 % Florida NEW-USED BREAKDOWN ($) 87.78% USED, 12.22 % NEW COLLATERAL YEAR BREAKDOWN ($): 28.61% 95, 19.74 % 96, 17.46 % 94 MANUFACTURER BREAKDOWN ($): 18.50% FORD, 13.08 % CHEVROLET, 10.52 % NISSAN CONTRACT DATE: May 01, 1996 - Sep 26, 1997 FIRST PAYMENT DATE: Jun 01, 1996 - Nov 07, 1997 NEXT PAYMENT DATE: Sep 01, 1997 - Apr 25, 1999 MATURITY DATE: May 01, 1999 - Oct 07, 2002
CURRENT PRINCIPAL BALANCE PCT($) # OF LOANS PCT(#) --------- ------ ---------- ------- CONTRACTDATE: 05/01/96 - 05/31/96 3,912.60 0.00 1 0.02 10/01/96 - 10/31/96 14,886.11 0.02 1 0.02 02/01/97 - 02/28/97 9,155.78 0.01 1 0.02 04/01/97 - 04/30/97 8,570.92 0.01 1 0.02 05/01/97 - 05/31/97 45,505.48 0.06 5 0.08 06/01/97 - 06/30/97 151,027.54 0.18 10 0.16 07/01/97 - 07/31/97 5,599,640.68 6.85 441 6.85 08/01/97 - 08/31/97 53,148,709.87 65.00 4,189 65.04 09/01/97 - 09/30/97 22,789,198.58 27.87 1,792 27.82 ORIGINAL BALANCE: 2,499 - 4,999 146,925.07 0.18 34 0.53 5,000 - 9,999 11,612,695.84 14.2 1,400 21.74 10,000 - 14,999 44,918,709.49 54.93 3,597 55.85 15,000 - 19,999 19,555,836.80 23.92 1,159 17.99 20,000 - 24,999 5,100,679.06 6.24 234 3.63 25,000 435,761.30 0.53 17 0.26 CALC APR RATE: 16.95 - 16.99 13,027.25 0.02 1 0.02 17.00 - 17.99 2,812,433.05 3.44 190 2.95 18.00 - 18.99 14,257,433.92 17.44 1,022 15.87 19.00 - 19.99 14,926,627.72 18.25 1,103 17.12 20.00 - 20.99 18,211,149.04 22.27 1,341 20.82 21.00 - 21.99 16,669,609.43 20.39 1,400 21.74 22.00 - 22.99 2,990,432.66 3.66 255 3.96 23.00 - 23.99 5,380,065.73 6.58 494 7.67 24.00 - 24.99 6,104,743.41 7.47 591 9.18 25.00 - 25.99 383,684.43 0.47 41 0.64 >= 26.00 21,400.92 0.03 3 0.05 ORIGINAL LOAN TERM: 22 - 25 187,414.83 0.23 33 0.51 26 - 30 442,365.40 0.54 61 0.95 31 - 35 5,480.19 0.01 1 0.02 36 - 40 2,210,827.34 2.70 279 4.33 41 - 45 1,778,021.88 2.17 183 2.84 46 - 50 8,381,484.87 10.25 819 12.72 51 - 55 8,943,539.00 10.94 742 11.52 56 - 60 59,821,474.05 73.16 4,323 67.12 ** ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCLAIMER AVAILABLE FROM THE GCMD MENU **
CURRENT # OF PRINCIPAL BALANCE PCT($) LOANS PCT(#) ----------------- ------- ------- ------- REMAINING TERM: 20 - 20 3,912.60 0.00 1 0.02 21 - 25 187,414.83 0.23 33 0.51 26 - 30 447,845.59 0.55 62 0.96 31 - 35 1,203,991.50 1.47 153 2.38 36 - 40 1,072,239.43 1.31 132 2.05 41 - 45 1,708,705.69 2.09 176 2.73 46 - 50 8,396,370.98 10.27 820 12.73 51 - 55 8,952,694.78 10.95 743 11.54 56 - 60 59,797,432.16 73.13 4,321 67.09 PROGRAM: ALPHA 42,251,713.01 51.67 3,147 48.86 DELTA 6,812,306.56 8.33 592 9.19 FIRST TIME BUYER 11,567,944.35 14.15 1,040 16.15 STANDARD 21,138,643.64 25.85 1,662 25.8 SOURCE: CPS 78,191,072.25 95.62 6,123 95.06 SAMCO 3,579,535.31 4.38 318 4.94 LOAN TYPE: Rule of 78s 23,786,635.43 29.09 1,832 28.44 Simple Interest 57,983,972.13 70.91 4,609 71.56 LOAN STATUS: Current 81,770,607.56 100 6,441 100 NEW/USED: NEW 9,993,049.93 12.22 631 9.8 USED 71,777,557.63 87.78 5,810 90.2 COLLATERAL AGE: 88 3,912.60 0.00 1 0.02 89 295,253.37 0.36 45 0.70 90 896,014.30 1.10 116 1.80 91 1,527,302.00 1.87 173 2.69 92 3,045,851.24 3.72 313 4.86 93 7,590,659.75 9.28 703 10.91 94 14,277,936.93 17.46 1,209 18.77 95 23,391,038.31 28.61 1,756 27.26 96 16,142,488.78 19.74 1,188 18.44 97 13,944,549.10 17.05 900 13.97 98 655,601.18 0.8 37 0.57 MANUFACTURER: ACURA 367,834.07 0.45 26 0.40 AMC 7,201.91 0.01 1 0.02 BMW 192,219.77 0.24 12 0.19 BUICK 1,483,023.08 1.81 123 1.91 CADILLAC 288,557.03 0.35 17 0.26 CHEVROLET 10,693,787.62 13.08 836 12.98 CHYRSLER 1,206,964.36 1.48 92 1.43 DAIHATSU 6,639.94 0.01 1 0.02 DODGE 5,802,929.41 7.10 458 7.11 EAGLE 304,383.13 0.37 25 0.39 FORD 15,128,050.56 18.5 1,212 18.82 GEO 1,949,311.47 2.38 185 2.87 GMC 1,041,421.00 1.27 71 1.10 HONDA 3,112,789.11 3.81 229 3.56 HYUNDAI 1,962,878.50 2.40 178 2.76 INFINITI 166,349.18 0.20 11 0.17 ISUZU 747,203.90 0.91 48 0.75 JEEP 1,444,913.16 1.77 93 1.44 KIA 1,696,275.44 2.07 137 2.13 LEXUS 31,985.49 0.04 2 0.03 LINCOLN 319,284.59 0.39 24 0.37 MAZDA 3,408,637.07 4.17 266 4.13 MERCEDES 22,319.28 0.03 1 0.02 MERCURY 3,160,160.07 3.86 257 3.99 MITSUBISHI 3,421,170.03 4.18 259 4.02 NISSAN 8,604,426.10 10.52 637 9.89 OLDSMOBILE 2,121,433.19 2.59 179 2.78 PLYMOUTH 2,415,782.53 2.95 211 3.28 PONTIAC 4,125,621.02 5.05 340 5.28 SAAB 13,033.65 0.02 1 0.02 SATURN 653,216.93 0.80 58 0.9 SUBARU 308,766.53 0.38 25 0.39 SUZUKI 698,500.46 0.85 53 0.82 TOYOTA 4,463,354.98 5.46 341 5.29 VOLKSWAGON 308,213.14 0.38 25 0.39 VOLVO 91,969.86 0.11 7 0.11 OBLIGOR STATE: Alabama 3,142,045.46 3.84 256 3.97 California 17,291,538.45 21.15 1,274 19.78 Florida 6,793,743.61 8.31 521 8.09 Georgia 2,525,981.09 3.09 199 3.09 Illinois 3,453,068.52 4.22 289 4.49 Indiana 1,207,340.49 1.48 101 1.57 Louisiana 4,746,335.16 5.80 372 5.78 Maryland 2,443,411.77 2.99 196 3.04 Michigan 3,135,279.05 3.83 249 3.87 Minnesota 1,113,161.55 1.36 91 1.41 Nevada 2,304,275.02 2.82 188 2.92 NewJersey 1,305,123.17 1.60 103 1.6 NewYork 4,652,647.19 5.69 384 5.96 NorthCarolina 2,496,773.35 3.05 196 3.04 Ohio 1,512,188.44 1.85 135 2.1 Pennsylvania 4,893,974.96 5.99 402 6.24 SouthCarolina 1,359,941.81 1.66 107 1.66 Tennessee 3,233,447.60 3.95 255 3.96 Texas 6,904,165.72 8.44 527 8.18 All Others ( 24 ) + DC 7,256,165.15 8.87 596 9.25 ** ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO THE DISCLAIMER AVAILABLE FROM THE GCMD MENU **