Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Mike Lavin, president at Consumer Portfolio Services, will join a session on subprime lending at Auto Finance Summit 2025, returning Oct. 15-17 at Bellagio Las Vegas. 

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Mike Lavin

Lavin joined Consumer Portfolio Services in 2001 and has held several leadership positions across legal and operations. He manages the financier’s sales, operations, servicing, risk, IT, human resources, legal and investor relations departments.  

CPS’ originations tallied $433 million in new contracts in the second quarter, on par with a year prior, according to the lender’s Aug. 11 earnings release. Receivables landed at $3.7 billion, up 16.9% year over year.  

Lavin will join executives from Arivo Acceptance, Global Lending Services and Lendbuzz on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. local time for the panel discussion “New avenues in subprime and near-prime auto lending” where they will discuss strategies for growth in underserved markets amid headwinds such as lender challenges and affordability woes. 

Auto Finance Summit brings together industry leaders to network in workshops and receptions as well as learn from peers during panels on topics such as digital strategies, compliance, growth in lending, and leasing and fraud management. 

Auto Finance Summit 2025, the premier industry event for auto lending and leasing, returns Oct. 15-17 at the Bellagio Las Vegas. Learn more about Auto Finance Summit 2025 and register here.