CPS Announces $185 Million Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization

IRVINE, Calif., March 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPSS) ("CPS" or the "Company") today announced the closing of its first term securitization of 2013. The transaction is CPS's eighth senior subordinate securitization since 2011.

In the transaction, qualified institutional buyers purchased $185,000,000 of asset-backed notes secured by automobile receivables purchased by CPS. The sold notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2013-A, consist of five classes. Ratings of the notes were provided by Standard & Poor's and Moody's and were based on the structure of the transaction, the historical performance of similar receivables and CPS's experience as a servicer.

Note Class	Amount	Interest Rate	Average Life	Price	Standard & Poor's Rating	Moody's Rating
A	$142.0 million	1.31%	1.78 years	99.98709%	AA-	A1
B	$16.7 million	1.89%	2.06 years	99.99298%	A	A2
C	$11.1 million	2.79%	2.80 years	99.98747%	BBB	Baa2
D	$9.2 million	4.41%	2.45 years	99.98130%	BB	Ba2
E	$6.0 million	6.41%	2.04 years	99.99319%	B+	B2

The weighted average effective interest rate on the notes is approximately 1.87%.

The 2013-A transaction has initial credit enhancement consisting of a cash deposit equal to 1.00% of the original receivable pool balance. The final enhancement level requires accelerated payment of principal on the notes to reach overcollateralization of 11.50% of the then-outstanding receivable pool balance.

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