Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Charles E. Bradley, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.4M in 2025, up 31% from $4.2M the year before.

Filed
September 30, 2026
Annual meeting
October 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.4M+31% vs prior year
Prior say-on-pay support
62%of votes cast
CEO bonus percentage
330%of 2025 base salary
Implied CEO bonus
$4,228,750Plan-calculated amount
Lavin incentive payout
$448,6932025 non-equity incentive
Bharwani incentive payout
$479,8082025 non-equity incentive
CEO option grant
300,000Options granted September 9, 2025

How Jr. was paid

$5.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary18%Option awards21%Non-equity incentive60%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Charles E. Bradley, Jr.Chief Executive Officer$5,439,647
Michael T. LavinPresident & Chief Operating Officer$1,386,590
Danny BharwaniExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1,254,849

What changed and why

  • $5.4M2025 CEO total compensation was $5,439,647, including $3,283,500 in non-equity incentive compensation.
  • $1.1MCEO option awards were $1,139,790, compared with none in 2024.
  • 330%The CEO bonus represented 330% of base salary, below the $4,228,750 implied plan amount.
  • The bonus plan used budgets, securitizations, originations, expenses, financing, forward flow, and stock-price objectives.
  • 25%Option grants vest in 25% increments over four anniversaries.

Other Consumer Portfolio Services proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Charles E. Bradley, Jr. paid $4.2M (+4% on the year), pay ratio 56:1.

    Filed Oct 28, 2025

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.