EXHIBIT 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



The Administrator

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(K) Plan



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (no. 333-58199) of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. of our report
dated June 30, 2008, with respect to the statements of net assets available for
benefits of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31,
2007 and 2006, the related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule as of
December 31, 2007, which report appears in the December 31, 2007 annual report
on Form 11-K of the Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan.






                                                         /s/ HASKELL & WHITE LLP

Irvine, CA

June 30, 2008