EXHIBIT 23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Administrative Committee
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (file no. 333-58199) of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. of our report
dated June 23, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan
benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits
of the Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of and for the years
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and all related schedules, which report appears
in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 11-K of the Consumer Portfolio
Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Orange County, California
June 28, 2000
