Consumer Portfolio Services Inc.: The Irvine company,...

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc.: The Irvine company, which purchases, sells and services loans originated by automobile dealers, reported a profit of $1.3 million, or 24 cents a share, for its latest quarter. That was up from the $831,214, or 20 cents a share, recorded for the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the company’s first quarter, which ended June 30, rose to $4.8 million from $1.9 million.