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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2010                                                                                                                                          Reg. No. 333- 121913
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Post-effective Amendment No. 3 on FORM S-1
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 

CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

California
  
33-0459135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

     
With a copy to:
  
 
Charles Bradley, Jr.
  
Mark Harris, Esq.
  
19500 Jamboree Road
Chief Executive Officer
  
Andrews Kurth LLP
  
Irvine, California 92612
19500 Jamboree Road
  
1717 Main Street, Suite 3700
  
(949) 753-6800
Irvine, California 92612
  
Dallas, Texas 75201
  
Fax (949) 753-6897
(949) 753-6800
  
Telephone: (214) 659-4400
  
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  
Fax: (214) 659-4401
 
  

 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date.
 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. [ x]
 
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
 
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.
 

Large accelerated filer [   ]                                                                Accelerated filer [   ]
Non-accelerated filer  [  ]                                                                Smaller reporting company [ X ]
 


 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to Be
Registered
  
Amount to be
Registered
  
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Unit
  
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
  
Amount of
Registration Fee
 
Renewable Unsecured Subordinated Notes
  
 
$
 
100,000,000
      
 
(1)
    
 
$
 
100,000,000
    
 
$
 
 11,770.00
  

(1)
 
The Renewable Unsecured Subordinated Notes will be issued in denominations selected by the purchasers in any amount equal to or exceeding $1,000.
(2)
 
Such registration fee was paid concurrently with the initial filing of this registration statement on January 7, 2005.

 
 
 

On January 7, 2005, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-2 (Registration No. 333-121913) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which Registration Statement was declared effective on May 19, 2005.
 
The Registration Statement registered the offer and sale of $100 million of renewable unsecured subordinated notes of the Company (the “Securities”).
 
The Registration Statement was subsequently amended post effectively on May 20, 2005 (an amendment on Form S-2), and on April 10, 2006 (an amendment on Form S-3).
 
The Company hereby removes from registration the Securities that were registered on the Registration Statement and that remain unsold as of the date of this post-effective amendment.
 


 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this post-effective amendment to registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on October 19, 2010.
 

   
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.
  
           
   
By:
  
 /s/ Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
  
       
Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
  
       
President and Chief Executive Officer
  

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
 

Signature
  
Title
  
Date
           
 
  
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
    
October 19, 2010
/s/ Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
  
President, and Chief Executive Officer
    
Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
  
  (Principal Executive Officer)
      
           
           
/s/ Jeffrey P. Fritz
  
Chief Financial Officer
    
October 19, 2010
Jeffrey P. Fritz
  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
      
           
           
/s/ Chris A. Adams
  
Director 
    
October 19, 2010
Chris A. Adams
          
           
           
 /s/ Brian J. Rayhill
  
 Director 
    
October 19, 2010
Brian J. Rayhill
          
           
           
/s/ William B. Roberts 
  
 Director 
    
October 19, 2010
William B. Roberts
          
           
           
/s/ Gregory S. Washer
  
Director
    
October 19, 2010
Gregory S. Washer
          
           
           
/s/ Daniel S. Wood
  
Director
    
October 19, 2010
Daniel S. Wood