UNITED STATES 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) February 25, 2019
| CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| CALIFORNIA | 1-11416 | 33-0459135 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
We have appointed Michael T. Lavin as our chief operating officer, effective February 25, 2019.
Mr. Lavin, 46, has been our Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer since March 2014, and continues in that role. Prior to March 2014, he was our Senior Vice President – General Counsel since March 2013, Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel since May 2009 and our Vice President- Legal since joining the Company in November of 2001.
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: March 1, 2019 | By: /s/ JEFFREY P. FRITZ |
| Jeffrey P. Fritz Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Signing on behalf of the registrant |