Exhibit 25

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________________

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

_____________________________

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

A National Banking Association		94-1347393
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
101 North Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota		57104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17^th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

California		33-0459135
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
19500 Jamboree Road
Irvine, California		92612
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

_____________________________

$94,000,000 Renewable Unsecured Subordinated Notes

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

	(a)	Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
		Comptroller of the Currency
		Treasury Department
		Washington, D.C.
		Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
		Washington, D.C.
		Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
		San Francisco, California 94120
	(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
		The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None with respect to the trustee.

 

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

 

Item 15. Foreign Trustee.         Not applicable.

 

Item 16. List of Exhibits.           List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

	Exhibit 1.	A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
	Exhibit 2.	A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
	Exhibit 3.	See Exhibit 2
	Exhibit 4.	Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
	Exhibit 5.	Not applicable.
	Exhibit 6.	The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
	Exhibit 7.	A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
	Exhibit 8.	Not applicable.
	Exhibit 9.	Not applicable.

 

*

Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of file number 333-130784-06.

 

**

Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of file number 022-28721.

***

Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of file number 333-125274.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York on the 21^st day of January, 2014.

 

 

	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
	/s/ Martin G. Reed
	Martin G. Reed
	Vice President

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 6

 

 

January 21, 2014

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

 

	Very truly yours,
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
	/s/ Martin G. Reed
	Martin G. Reed
	Vice President

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business September 30, 2013, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 

							Dollar Amounts In Millions
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin						$	18,734
Interest-bearing balances							155,426
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities							0
Available-for-sale securities							223,064
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices							51
Securities purchased under agreements to resell							22,081
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale							15,389
Loans and leases, net of unearned income		$	765,029
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses			12,970
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance							752,059
Trading Assets							31,965
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)							7,597
Other real estate owned							3,689
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies							627
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures							8
Intangible assets
Goodwill							21,549
Other intangible assets							21,750
Other assets							54,021
Total assets						$	1,328,010
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices						$	960,746
Noninterest-bearing			259,500
Interest-bearing			701,246
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs							86,980
Noninterest-bearing			473
Interest-bearing			86,507
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices							10,491
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase							13,961

 

 

 

 

			Dollar Amounts In Millions
Trading liabilities			16,250
Other borrowed money
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			55,893
Subordinated notes and debentures			19,925
Other liabilities			24,771
Total liabilities		$	1,189,017
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			519
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			102,971
Retained earnings			31,335
Accumulated other comprehensive income			3,147
Other equity capital components			0
Total bank equity capital			137,972
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			1,021
Total equity capital			138,993
Total liabilities, and equity capital		$	1,328,010

 

I, Timothy J. Sloan, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Timothy J. Sloan

EVP & CFO

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

John Stumpf		Directors
Carrie Tolstedt
Michael Loughlin