Company: CPSS
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001683168-25-001548
Chunk: 130

Company: CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 130
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quent contracts for which
the related financed vehicle has been repossessed are generally charged off at the earliest of (1) the month in which the proceeds from
the sale of the financed vehicle are received, (2) the month in which 90 days have passed from the date of repossession or (3) the month
in which the Contract becomes seven scheduled payments past due (see Repossessed and Other Assets below). The amount charged off is the
remaining principal balance of the Contract, after the application of the net proceeds from the liquidation of the financed vehicle. With
respect to delinquent contracts for which the related financed vehicle has not been repossessed, the remaining principal balance is generally
charged off no later than the end of the month that the Contract becomes five scheduled payments past due.

Contract Acquisition Fees and Origination Costs

Upon purchase of a Contract
from a Dealer, we generally either charge or advance the Dealer an acquisition fee. Dealer acquisition fees and deferred origination costs
are applied to the recorded value of finance receivables and are accreted into earnings as an adjustment to the yield over the estimated
life of the Contract using the interest method. However, for receivables measured at fair value, we do not record acquisition fees as
an amortizing asset related to the receivables, nor do we capitalize costs of acquiring the receivables. Rather we recognize the costs
of acquisition as expenses in the period incurred.

Repossessed and Other Assets

If a Contract obligor fails
to make or keep promises for payments, or if the obligor is uncooperative or attempts to evade contact or hide the 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 is made between the 60th and 90th day past the obligor’s payment due date, but could occur sooner or later, depending
on the specific circumstances. At the time the vehicle is repossessed we stop accruing interest on the Contract, and reclassify the remaining
Contract balance to the line item "Other Assets" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at its estimated fair value less costs to
sell.

Treatment of Securitizations

Our term securitization structure has generally
been as follows:

We sell contracts we acquire
to a wholly-owned SPS, which has been established for the limited purpose of buying and reselling our contracts. The SPS then transfers
the same