---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-006569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPSS"
cik: "0000889609"
company_name: "CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:52:29.007306+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Consumer Portfolio Services appoints Danny Bharwani as CFO; Jeffrey Fritz retires after 20+ years

## Summary
- Appointed Denesh 'Danny' Bharwani as CFO and SVP - Finance effective September 23, 2022.
- Jeffrey P. Fritz retired as CFO and EVP - Finance; will serve as non-executive adviser through December 31, 2022.
- Bharwani had been SVP - Finance since April 2016, VP - Finance since June 2002, and joined as Assistant Controller in August 1997.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-006569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPSS
- cik: 0000889609
- company_name: CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889609/000168316822006569/0001683168-22-006569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889609/000168316822006569/cps_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006569
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006569.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006569.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey P. Fritz retired as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance at CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance
  source text: The Company also announced the retirement of Jeffrey P. Fritz as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889609/000168316822006569/0001683168-22-006569-index.htm
- Executive change
  Denesh 'Danny' Bharwani was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance at CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance
  source text: On September 23, 2022, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Denesh “Danny” Bharwani as its Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889609/000168316822006569/0001683168-22-006569-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.