 LAS VEGAS, May 10, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Nasdaq: CPSS CPS or the Company today announced earnings of 5.2 million, or 0.21 per diluted share, for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. For the prior year, in the first quarter of 2020, net income was 10.8 million, or 0.45 per diluted share. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 include a net tax benefit of 8.8 million related to the revaluation of the Companys net operating losses and other tax adjustments. Without this tax benefit, net income and net income per diluted share for the first quarter of 2020 would have been 2.0 million and 0.08 per share, respectively. 