SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON DC 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) January 14, 2015

CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

CALIFORNIA	1-14116	33-0459135
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, NV 89169

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (949) 753-6800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events

We received on January 14, 2015, a civil investigative subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.  The subpoena directs us to produce documents relating to our subprime automotive finance and related securitization activities.

Other purchasers of subprime automotive receivables have disclosed receiving similar requests at various times since July 2014.

SIGNATURES

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

	CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
Dated: January 22, 2015	By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Fritz
	Jeffrey P. Fritz Executive Vice President

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