EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Benefits Committee
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 28, 2016, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the supplemental schedule, schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2015, which report appears in the December 31, 2015 annual report on Form 11-K of the Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan.
/s/ HASKELL & WHITE LLP
Irvine, California
June 28, 2016