Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Announces 2006 First Quarter Earnings

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., today announced that it will release its 2006 first quarter earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Management will then host a conference call on Wednesday, April 26, at 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss the earnings.

Dial-in number for the call is 973-409-9261.

A replay of the call will be available until May 5, 2006, by calling 877-519-4471 or 973-341-3080 for international participants, with pin number 7304946.

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.