Consumer Portfolio Services shareholders elected all nine nominees to the company’s board at the annual meeting on Oct. 27, 2026. They also ratified Crowe LLP as the company’s independent auditor for 2026 and approved an advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation.
Key details
- All nine board nominees were elected. Votes for and withheld were:
- Charles E. Bradley Jr.: 11,718,452 for; 6,849,823 withheld
- Scott W. Carnahan: 13,241,286 for; 5,326,989 withheld
- Stephen H. Deckoff: 8,169,959 for; 10,398,316 withheld
- Louis M. Grasso: 11,088,686 for; 7,479,589 withheld
- William W. Grounds: 10,133,756 for; 8,434,519 withheld
- Brian J. Rayhill: 15,634,422 for; 2,933,853 withheld
- James E. Walker III: 11,348,048 for; 7,220,227 withheld
- Gregory S. Washer: 11,358,546 for; 7,209,729 withheld
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Daniel S. Wood: 10,322,146 for; 8,246,119 withheld
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Crowe’s appointment was ratified for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026, with 20,813,321 votes for, 27,713 against and 14,857 abstentions.
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The advisory compensation resolution passed, with 10,547,577 votes for and 8,017,083 against; 3,615 shareholders abstained. The result was a relatively close split between support and opposition.
What the vote shows
All nine nominees secured election, though support varied. Rayhill received the most votes for and fewest withheld, while Deckoff received the fewest votes for and the most withheld. Shareholders approved the executive-compensation resolution, but the opposition was substantial compared with the support.