Company: CPSS
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001683168-25-001548
Chunk: 13

Company: CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 13
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 vehicle, a supervisor will
review the collection activity relating to the account to determine if repossession of the vehicle is warranted. Generally, such a decision
will occur between the 60th and 90th day past the customer’s payment due date, but could occur sooner or later, depending on the specific
circumstances. Contracts originated since January 2018 are accounted for at fair value and the economic impact of repossessions is incorporated
into the estimated net yield on those contracts. For contracts originated prior to January 2018, which are not accounted for at fair value,
we suspend interest accruals on contracts where the vehicle has been repossessed and reclassify the remaining automobile contract balance
to other assets. In addition, we apply a specific reserve to such contracts so that the net balance represents the estimated remaining
balance after the proceeds of the sale of the vehicle are applied, net of related costs.

If we elect to repossess the
vehicle, we assign the task to an independent national repossession service. Such services are licensed and/or bonded as required by law.
Upon repossession it is stored until it is picked up by a wholesale auction that we designate, where it is kept until sold. Prior to sale,
the customer has the right to redeem the vehicle by paying the contract in full. In some cases, we may return the vehicle to the customer
if they pay all, or what we deem to be a sufficient amount, of the past due amount. Financed vehicles that have been repossessed are generally
resold through unaffiliated automobile auctions, which are attended principally by car dealers. Net liquidation proceeds are applied to
the customer’s outstanding obligation under the automobile contract. Such proceeds usually are insufficient to pay the customer’s obligation
in full, resulting in a deficiency. In most cases we will continue to contact our customers to recover all or a portion of this deficiency
for up to several years after charge-off. From time to time, we sell certain charged off accounts to unaffiliated purchasers who specialize
in collecting such accounts.

Contracts originated since
January 2018 are accounted for at fair value and the economic impact of late payments is incorporated into the estimated net yield on
those contracts. For contracts originated prior to January 2018, which are not accounted for at fair value, we suspend interest accruals
on contracts once an automobile contract becomes greater than 90 days delinquent. We do not recognize additional interest income until
the borrower makes sufficient payments to