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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 > ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K Commission file number : 001-14116 California ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy , Las Vegas , NV ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , no par value CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 33-0459135 Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer □ ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 89169 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 949 ) 753-6800 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) CPSS Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Global Market ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " and " smaller reporting company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated Filer > Smaller reporting company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ The aggregate market value of the 16,289,020 shares of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates as of the date of filing of this report , based upon the closing price of the registrant's common stock of $ 2.83 per share reported by Nasdaq as of June 30 , 2020 , was Nox