Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. v. Melodie Harty

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Melodie Harty, Defendant(s). PETITION COMES NOW the Plaintiff, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., and for its cause of action against Melodie Harty, would allege and state as follows: JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., is a foreign company with its principal place of business located in Irvine, California. 2. Defendant, Melodie Harty, is an individual residing in Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma. 3. The claim alleged herein arose out of a contractual agreement between the parties. BREACH OF CONTRACT 4. Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. re-alleges and incorporates by reference all allegations made in Paragraphs 1-3 as if fully stated herein. 5. On October 31, 2024, the Defendant executed a Retail Installment Sales Contract ("Contract") in the amount of $24,697.00 to purchase a 2020 Ford Escape VIN 1FMCU9J90LUB29979. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Contract. The Contract was subsequently assigned to Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc., the current owner of the account. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the Assignment. 6. To further secure payment on the Contract the Defendant granted a security interest in the above referenced property. 7. The date of last payment on this account was on December 13, 2024 and no further payments were made thereafter. Because the Defendants defaulted on the Contract the previous owner and holder of the Contract repossessed and sold the above-described property. 8. The proceeds from the sale were not sufficient to pay the entire outstanding balance, as such, the Defendant remains liable for the deficiency balance as set forth herein. 9. Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. is filing this action for breach of contract to recover the unpaid balance of $15,565.90, with interest thereon at the applicable post judgment statutory rate per annum from the date of judgment, expenses in the amount of $128.00, plus costs and fees provided for by the terms of the Contract. WHEREFORE premises considered, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. demands judgment against the Defendant for the remaining balance of $15,565.90, with interest thereon at the applicable post judgment statutory rate per annum from the date of judgment, expenses in the amount of $128.00, plus costs and attorney's fees provided for by the terms of the Contract and any other relief this court deems just and proper. Respectfully submitted, Scott F. Lehman, OBA #15908 Hailey N. Huber, OBA #35416 Brenner C. Orendorff, OBA #35700 Latham, Keele, Lehman, Ratcliff, Carter & Clarke 1515 E 71st Street, Suite 200 Tulsa, OK 74136 (918) 970-2099 Attorney for Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. LAW 553-OK-ARB-e 8/24 RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALE CONTRACT – SIMPLE FINANCE CHARGE (WITH ARBITRATION PROVISION) Buyer Name and Address (Including County and Zip Code) MELODIE HARTY 2136 NW 33RD ST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK OKLAHOMA, 73112 Cell: N/A Email: [email protected] Co-Buyer Name and Address (Including County and Zip Code) N/A Cell: N/A Email: N/A Seller-Creditor (Name and Address) DAVID STANLEY CJDR 7609 SE 29TH ST MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110 You, the Buyer (and Co-Buyer, if any), may buy the vehicle below for cash or on credit. By signing this contract, you choose to buy the vehicle on credit under the agreements in this contract. You agree to pay the Seller - Creditor (sometimes "we" or "us" in this contract) the Amount Financed and Finance Charge in U.S. funds according to the payment schedule below. We will figure your finance charge on a daily basis. The Truth-In-Lending Disclosures below are part of this contract. <table> <tr> <th>New/Used</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Make and Model</th> <th>Odometer</th> <th>Vehicle Identification Number</th> <th>Primary Use For Which Purchased</th> </tr> <tr> <td>USED</td> <td>2020</td> <td>FORD ESCAPE</td> <td>54,199</td> <td>1FMCU9J90LUB29979</td> <td>Personal, family, or household unless otherwise indicated below<br>☐ business<br>☐ agricultural ☐ N/A</td> </tr> </table> FEDERAL TRUTH-IN-LENDING DISCLOSURES <table> <tr> <th>ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE<br>The cost of your credit as a yearly rate.</th> <th>FINANCE CHARGE<br>The dollar amount the credit will cost you.</th> <th>Amount Financed<br>The amount of credit provided to you or on your behalf.</th> <th>Total of Payments<br>The amount you will have paid after you have made all payments as scheduled.</th> <th>Total Sale Price<br>The total cost of your purchase on credit, including your down payment of $500.00 is $45,410.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>21.00 %</td> <td>$20,213.00</td> <td>$24,697.00</td> <td>$44,910.00</td> <td>$500.00 is $45,410.00</td> </tr> </table> Your Payment Schedule Will Be: <table> <tr> <th>Number of Payments</th> <th>Amount of Payments</th> <th>When Payments Are Due</th> </tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td>$598.80</td> <td>Monthly beginning 12/15/2024</td> </tr> <tr> <td>One Final Payment Of</td> <td>$N/A</td> <td>On N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">N/A</td> </tr> </table> Late Charge. If payment is not received in full within 10 days after it is due, you will pay a late charge of $32.00 or 5% of the part of the payment that is late, whichever is greater. Prepayment. If you pay early, you will not have to pay a penalty. Security Interest. You are giving a security interest in the vehicle being purchased. Additional Information: See this contract for more information including information about nonpayment, default, any required repayment in full before the scheduled date and security interest. Used Car Buyers Guide. The information you see on the window form for this vehicle is part of this contract. Information on the window form overrides any contrary provisions in the contract of sale. Spanish Translation: Guía para compradores de vehículos usados. La información que ve en el formulario de la ventana para este vehículo forma parte del presente contrato. La información del formulario de la ventana deja sin efecto toda disposición en contrario contenida en el contrato de venta. WARRANTIES SELLER DISCLAIMS Unless the Seller makes a written warranty, or enters into a service contract within 90 days from the date of this contract, the Seller makes no warranties, express or implied, on the vehicle, and there will be no implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. This provision does not affect any warranties covering the vehicle that the vehicle manufacturer may provide. ☐ VENDOR'S SINGLE INTEREST INSURANCE (VSI insurance): If the preceding box is checked, the Creditor requires VSI insurance for the initial term of the contract to protect the Creditor for loss or damage to the vehicle (collision, fire, theft, concealment, skip). VSI insurance is for the Creditor's sole protection. This insurance does not protect your interest in the vehicle. You may choose the insurance company through which the VSI Insurance is obtained. If you elect to purchase VSI insurance through the Creditor, the cost of this insurance is $N/A and is also shown in Item 4B of the Itemization of Amount Financed. The coverage is for the initial term of the contract. Agreement to Arbitrate: By signing below, you agree that, pursuant to the Arbitration Provision on page 5 of this contract, you or we may elect to resolve any dispute by neutral, binding arbitration and not by a court action. See the Arbitration Provision for additional information concerning the agreement to arbitrate. Buyer Signs X ____________________________ Co-Buyer Signs X _______________ ITEMIZATION OF AMOUNT FINANCED 1 Cash Price (including $ N/A sales/excise tax) $ 23,538.00 (1) 2 Total Downpayment = Trade-in 2022 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (Year) (Make) (Model) Gross Trade-In Allowance $ 17,324.51 Less Pay Off Made By Seller to HYUNDAI FINANCIAL $ 17,324.51 Equals Net Trade In $ N/A + Cash $ 500.00 + Other N/A $ N/A + Other N/A $ N/A + Other N/A $ N/A (If total downpayment is negative, enter “0” and see 4I below) $ 500.00 (2) $ 23,038.00 (3) 3 Unpaid Balance of Cash Price (1 minus 2) $ 23,038.00 (3) 4 Other Charges Including Amounts Paid to Others on Your Behalf (Seller may keep part of these amounts): A Cost of Optional Credit Insurance Paid to Insurance Company or Companies. Life $ N/A Disability $ N/A $ N/A B Vendor’s Single Interest Insurance Paid to Insurance Company $ N/A C Other Optional Insurance Paid to Insurance Company or Companies $ N/A D Optional Gap Contract $ 1,000.00 E Official Fees Paid to Government Agencies to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A F Government Taxes Not Included in Cash Price $ N/A G Government License and/or Registration Fees N/A $ N/A H Government Certificate of Title Fees N/A $ N/A I Other Charges (Seller must identify who is paid and describe purpose.) to N/A for Prior Credit or Lease Balance $ N/A to STATE for LIEN FEE $ 10.00 to DEALER for DOCUMENTATION FEE $ 649.00 to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A to N/A for N/A $ N/A Total Other Charges and Amounts Paid to Others on Your Behalf $ 1,659.00 (4) 5 Amount Financed (3 + 4) $ 24,697.00 (5) OPTION: □ You pay no finance charge if the Amount Financed, item 5, is paid in full on or before N/A , Year N/A . SELLER’S INITIALS N/A OPTIONAL GAP CONTRACT. A gap contract (debt cancellation contract) is not required to obtain credit and will not be provided unless you sign below and agree to pay the extra charge. If you choose to buy a gap contract, the charge is shown in Item 4D of the Itemization of Amount Financed. See your gap contract for details on the terms and conditions it provides. It is a part of this contract. Term 75 Mos. CARCO GAP Name of Gap Contract I want to buy a gap contract. Buyer Signs X Returned Check Charge: You agree to pay a charge of $ 25.00 if any check you give us is dishonored. Insurance. You may buy the physical damage insurance this contract requires from anyone you choose who is acceptable to us. You may also provide the physical damage insurance through an existing policy owned or controlled by you that is acceptable to us. You are not required to buy any other insurance to obtain credit unless the box indicating Vendor’s Single Interest Insurance is required is checked on page 1 of this contract. If any insurance is checked below, policies or certificates from the named insurance companies will describe the terms and conditions. Check the insurance you want and sign below: Optional Credit Insurance □ Credit Life: □ Buyer □ Co-Buyer □ Both □ Credit Disability: □ Buyer □ Co-Buyer □ Both Premium: Credit Life $ N/A Credit Disability $ N/A Insurance Company Name N/A N/A Home Office Address N/A N/A Credit life insurance and credit disability insurance are not required to obtain credit. Your decision to buy or not buy credit life insurance and credit disability insurance will not be a factor in the credit approval process. They will not be provided unless you sign and agree to pay the extra cost. If you choose this insurance, the cost is shown in Item 4A of the Itemization of Amount Financed. Credit life insurance is based on your original payment schedule. This insurance may not pay all you owe on this contract if you make late payments. Credit disability insurance does not cover any increase in your payment or in the number of payments. Coverage for credit life insurance and credit disability insurance ends on the original due date for the last payment unless a different term for the insurance is shown below. Other Optional Insurance □ N/A N/A Type of Insurance Term Premium $ N/A Insurance Company Name N/A N/A Home Office Address N/A N/A □ N/A N/A Type of Insurance Term Premium $ N/A Insurance Company Name N/A N/A Home Office Address N/A N/A Other optional insurance is not required to obtain credit. Your decision to buy or not buy other optional insurance will not be a factor in the credit approval process. It will not be provided unless you sign and agree to pay the extra cost. I want the insurance checked above. X N/A N/A Buyer Signature Date X N/A N/A Co-Buyer Signature Date THIS INSURANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE INSURANCE ON YOUR LIABILITY FOR BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED TO OTHERS. WITHOUT SUCH INSURANCE YOU MAY NOT OPERATE THIS VEHICLE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. OTHER IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS 1. FINANCE CHARGE AND PAYMENTS a. How we will figure Finance Charge. We will figure the Finance Charge on a daily basis at the Annual Percentage Rate on the unpaid part of the Amount Financed. b. How we will apply payments. We may apply each payment to the earned and unpaid part of the Finance Charge, to the unpaid part of the Amount Financed and to other amounts you owe under this contract in any order we choose as the law allows. c. How late payments or early payments change what you must pay. We based the Finance Charge, Total of Payments, and Total Sale Price shown on page 1 of this contract on the assumption that you will make every payment on the day it is due. Your Finance Charge, Total of Payments, and Total Sale Price will be more if you pay late and less if you pay early. Changes may take the form of a larger or smaller final payment or, at our option, more or fewer payments of the same amount as your scheduled payment with a smaller final payment. We will send you a notice telling you about these changes before the final scheduled payment is due. d. You may prepay. You may prepay all or part of the unpaid part of the Amount Financed at any time without penalty. If you do so, you must pay the earned and unpaid part of the Finance Charge and all other amounts due up to the date of your payment. e. Your right to refinance a balloon payment. A balloon payment is a scheduled payment that is more than twice as large as the average of your earlier scheduled payments. If you are buying the vehicle primarily for personal, family or household use, you have the right to refinance the balloon payment when due without penalty. The terms of the refinancing will be no less favorable to you than the terms of this contract. This provision does not apply if we adjusted your payment schedule to your seasonal or irregular income. 2. YOUR OTHER PROMISES TO US a. If the vehicle is damaged, destroyed, or missing. You agree to pay us all you owe under this contract even if the vehicle is damaged, destroyed, or missing. b. Using the vehicle. You agree not to remove the vehicle from the U.S. or Canada, or to sell, rent, lease, or transfer any interest in the vehicle or this contract without our written permission. You agree not to expose the vehicle to misuse, seizure, confiscation, or involuntary transfer. If we pay any repair bills, storage bills, taxes, fines, or charges on the vehicle, you agree to repay the amount when we ask for it. c. Security Interest. You give us a security interest in: • The vehicle and all parts or goods put on it; • All money or goods received (proceeds) for the vehicle; • All insurance, maintenance, service, or other contracts we finance for you; and • All proceeds from insurance, maintenance, service, or other contracts we finance for you. This includes any refunds of premiums or charges from the contracts. This secures payment of all you owe on this contract. It also secures your other agreements in this contract. You will make sure the title shows our security interest (lien) in the vehicle. You will not allow any other security interest to be placed on the title without our written permission. d. Insurance you must have on the vehicle. You agree to have physical damage insurance covering loss of or damage to the vehicle for the term of this contract. The insurance must cover our interest in the vehicle. You agree to name us on your insurance policy as loss payee. If you do not have this insurance, we may, if we choose, buy physical damage insurance. If we decide to buy physical damage insurance, we may either buy insurance that covers your interest and our interest in the vehicle, or buy insurance that covers only our interest. If we buy either type of insurance, we will tell you which type and the charge you must pay. The charge will be the premium for the insurance and a finance charge computed at the Annual Percentage Rate shown on page 1 of this contract. If the vehicle is lost or damaged, you agree that we may use any insurance settlement to reduce what you owe or repair the vehicle. e. What happens to returned insurance, maintenance, service, or other contract charges. If we get a refund of insurance, maintenance, service, or other contract charges, you agree that we may subtract the refund from what you owe. 3. IF YOU PAY LATE OR BREAK YOUR OTHER PROMISES a. You may owe late charges. You will pay a late charge on each late payment as shown on page 1 of this contract. Acceptance of a late payment does not excuse your late payment or mean that you may keep making late payments. If you pay late, we may also take the steps described below. b. You may have to pay all you owe at once. If you break your promises (default), we may demand that you pay all you owe on this contract at once. Default means: • You do not pay any payment on time; • You give false, incomplete, or misleading information during credit application; • You start a proceeding in bankruptcy or one is started against you or your property; or • You break any agreements in this contract. The amount you will owe will be the unpaid part of the Amount Financed plus the earned and unpaid part of the Finance Charge, any late charges, and any amounts due because you defaulted. c. You may have to pay collection costs. If we hire an attorney who is not our salaried employee to collect what you owe, you will pay the attorney's fee and court costs the law permits. The maximum attorney's fee you will pay will be 15% of the amount you owe, unless a court awards an additional amount. d. We may take the vehicle from you. If you default, we may take (repossess) the vehicle from you if we do so peacefully and if the law allows it. If your vehicle has an electronic tracking device (such as GPS), you agree that we may use the device to find the vehicle. If we take the vehicle, any accessories, equipment, and replacement parts will stay with the vehicle. If any personal items are in the vehicle, we may store them for you. If you do not ask for these items back, we may dispose of them as the law allows. e. How you can get the vehicle back if we take it. If we repossess the vehicle, you may pay to get it back (redeem). We will tell you how much to pay to redeem. Your right to redeem ends when we sell the vehicle. f. We will sell the vehicle if you do not get it back. If you do not redeem, we will sell the vehicle. We will send you a written notice of sale before selling the vehicle. We will apply the money from the sale, less allowed expenses, to the amount you owe. Allowed expenses are expenses we pay as a direct result of taking the vehicle, holding it, preparing it for sale, and selling it. Attorney fees and court costs, if the law permits, are also allowed expenses. If any money is left (surplus), we will pay it to you unless the law requires us to pay it to someone else. If money from the sale is not enough to pay the amount you owe, you must pay the rest to us unless the law provides otherwise. If you do not pay this amount when we ask, we may charge you interest at a rate not exceeding the highest lawful rate until you pay. g. What we may do about optional insurance, maintenance, service, or other contracts. This contract may contain charges for optional insurance, maintenance, service, or other contracts. If we demand that you pay all you owe at once or we repossess the vehicle, you agree that we may claim benefits under these contracts and cancel them to obtain refunds of unearned charges to reduce what you owe or repair the vehicle. If the vehicle is a total loss because it is confiscated, damaged, or stolen, we may claim benefits under these contracts and cancel them to obtain refunds of unearned charges to reduce what you owe. 4. SERVICING AND COLLECTION CONTACTS In consideration of our extension of credit to you, you agree to provide us your contact information for our servicing and collection purposes. You agree that we may use this information to contact you in writing, by e-mail, or using prerecorded/artificial voice messages, text messages, and automatic telephone dialing systems, as the law allows. You also agree that we may try to contact you in these and other ways at any address or telephone number you provide us, even if the telephone number is a cell phone number or the contact results in a charge to you. You agree to allow our agents and service providers to contact you as agreed above. You agree that you will, within a reasonable time, notify us of any change in your contact information. 5. APPLICABLE LAW Federal law and the law of the state of Oklahoma apply to this contract. 6. NEGATIVE CREDIT REPORT NOTICE We may report information about your account to credit bureaus. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be reflected in your credit report. Electronic Contracting and Signature Acknowledgment. You agree that (i) this contract is an electronic contract executed by you using your electronic signature, (ii) your electronic signature signifies your intent to enter into this contract and that this contract be legally valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms to the same extent as if you had executed this contract using your written signature and (iii) the authoritative copy of this contract ("Authoritative Copy") shall be that electronic copy that resides in a document management system designated by us for the storage of authoritative copies of electronic records, which shall be deemed held by us in the ordinary course of business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Authoritative Copy is converted by printing a paper copy which is marked by us as the original (the "Paper Contract"), then you acknowledge and agree that (1) your signing of this contract with your electronic signature also constitutes issuance and delivery of such Paper Contract, (2) your electronic signature associated with this contract, when affixed to the Paper Contract, constitutes your legally valid and binding signature on the Paper Contract and (3) subsequent to such conversion, your obligations will be evidenced by the Paper Contract alone. NOTICE: ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES WHICH THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED PURSUANT HERETO OR WITH THE PROCEEDS HEREOF. RECOVERY HEREUNDER BY THE DEBTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED AMOUNTS PAID BY THE DEBTOR HEREUNDER. The preceding NOTICE applies only to goods or services obtained primarily for personal, family, or household use. In all other cases, Buyer will not assert against any subsequent holder or assignee of this contract any claims or defenses the Buyer (debtor) may have against the Seller, or against the manufacturer of the vehicle or equipment obtained under this contract. ARBITRATION PROVISION PLEASE REVIEW - IMPORTANT - AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS 1. EITHER YOU OR WE MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND US DECIDED BY ARBITRATION AND NOT IN COURT OR BY JURY TRIAL. 2. IF A DISPUTE IS ARBITRATED, YOU WILL GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER ON ANY CLASS CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US INCLUDING ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS. 3. DISCOVERY AND RIGHTS TO APPEAL IN ARBITRATION ARE GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN IN A LAWSUIT, AND OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU AND WE WOULD HAVE IN COURT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION. Any claim or dispute, whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise (including the interpretation and scope of this Arbitration Provision, any allegation of waiver of rights under this Arbitration Provision, and the arbitrability of the claim or dispute), between you and us or our employees, agents, successors or assigns, which arises out of or relates to your credit application, purchase or condition of this Vehicle, this contract or any resulting transaction or relationship (including any such relationship with third parties who do not sign this contract) shall, at your or our election, be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration and not by a court action. If federal law provides that a claim or dispute is not subject to binding arbitration, this Arbitration Provision shall not apply to such claim or dispute. Any claim or dispute is to be arbitrated by a single arbitrator only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff in a collective or representative action, or a class representative or member of a class on any class claim. The arbitrator may not preside over a consolidated, representative, class, collective, injunctive, or private attorney general action. You expressly waive any right you may have to arbitrate a consolidated, representative, class, collective, injunctive, or private attorney general action. You or we may choose the American Arbitration Association (www.adr.org) or National Arbitration and Mediation (www.namadr.com) as the arbitration organization to conduct the arbitration. If you and we agree, you or we may choose a different arbitration organization. You may get a copy of the rules of an arbitration organization by contacting the organization or visiting its website. Arbitrators shall be attorneys or retired judges and shall be selected pursuant to the applicable rules. The arbitrator shall apply governing substantive law and the applicable statute of limitations. The arbitration hearing shall be conducted in the federal district in which you reside unless the Seller-Creditor is a party to the claim or dispute, in which case the hearing will be held in the federal district where this transaction was originated. We will pay the filing, administration, service, or case management fee and the arbitrator or hearing fee up to a maximum of $5,000, unless the law or the rules of the chosen arbitration organization require us to pay more. You and we will pay the filing, administration, service, or case management fee and the arbitrator or hearing fee over $5,000 in accordance with the rules and procedures of the chosen arbitration organization. The amount we pay may be reimbursed in whole or in part by decision of the arbitrator if the arbitrator finds that any of your claims is frivolous under applicable law. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney, expert and other fees, unless awarded by the arbitrator under applicable law. If the chosen arbitration organization's rules conflict with this Arbitration Provision, then the provisions of this Arbitration Provision shall control. Any arbitration under this Arbitration Provision shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.) and not by any state law concerning arbitration. Any award by the arbitrator shall be in writing and will be final and binding on all parties, subject to any limited right to appeal under the Federal Arbitration Act. You and we retain the right to seek remedies in small claims court for disputes or claims within that court's jurisdiction, unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court. Neither you nor we waive the right to arbitrate any related or unrelated claims by filing any action in small claims court, or by using self-help remedies, such as repossession, or by filing an action to recover the vehicle, to recover a deficiency balance, or for individual or statutory public injunctive relief. Any court having jurisdiction may enter judgment on the arbitrator's award. This Arbitration Provision shall survive any termination, payoff or transfer of this contract. If any part of this Arbitration Provision, other than waivers of class rights, is deemed or found to be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder shall remain enforceable. You agree that you expressly waive any right you may have for a claim or dispute to be resolved on a class basis in court or in arbitration. If a court or arbitrator finds that this class arbitration waiver is unenforceable for any reason with respect to a claim or dispute in which class allegations have been made, the rest of this Arbitration Provision shall also be unenforceable. The Annual Percentage Rate may be negotiable with the Seller. The Seller may assign this contract and retain its right to receive a part of the Finance Charge. HOW THIS CONTRACT CAN BE CHANGED. This contract contains the entire agreement between you and us relating to this contract. Any change to this contract must be in writing and we must sign it. No oral changes are binding. Buyer Signs X MELODIE HARTY Co-Buyer Signs X N/A If any part of this contract is not valid, all other parts stay valid. We may delay or refrain from enforcing any of our rights under this contract without losing them. For example, we may extend the time for making some payments without extending the time for making others. See the rest of this contract for other important agreements. NOTICE TO RETAIL BUYER: Do not sign this contract in blank. You are entitled to a copy of the contract at the time you sign. Keep it to protect your legal rights. You agree to the terms of this contract. You confirm that before you signed this contract, we gave it to you, and you were free to take it and review it. You acknowledge that you have read all pages of this contract, including the arbitration provision above, before signing below. You confirm that you received a completely filled-in copy when you signed it. Buyer Signs X MELODIE HARTY Date October 31, 2024 Co-Buyer Signs X N/A Date N/A Buyer Printed Name MELODIE HARTY Co-Buyer Printed Name N/A If the "business" use box is checked in "Primary Use for Which Purchased": Print Name N/A Title N/A Co-Buyers and Other Owners — A co-buyer is a person who is responsible for paying the entire debt. An other owner is a person whose name is on the title to the vehicle but does not have to pay the debt. The other owner agrees to the security interest in the vehicle given to us in this contract. Other owner signs here X N/A Address N/A Seller signs DAVID STANLEY CJDR Date October 31, 2024 By X Title F&I MANAGER ASSIGNMENT A. For value received, undersigned (hereinafter called Seller) does hereby sell, assign and transfer to Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (hereinafter called “CPS” at P.O. Box 57071, Irvine, CA 92619-7071) Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the attached contract (hereinafter called the “Contract”), herewith submitted to CPS for acceptance, and the property covered thereby (hereinafter called the “Property”), described as follows: Description of Contract <table> <tr> <th>Type of Contract</th> <th>Date of Contract</th> <th>Buyer’s Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Retail</td> <td>10/31/2024</td> <td>MELODIE HARTY</td> </tr> </table> Covering the following property <table> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Make</th> <th>New or Used</th> <th>Model</th> <th>Vehicle ID Number</th> </tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>FORD</td> <td>USED</td> <td>ESCAPE</td> <td>1FMCU9J90LUB29979</td> </tr> </table> and authorizes CPS to do every act and thing necessary to collect and discharge obligations arising out of or incident to the Contract and this Assignment. In order to induce CPS to accept assignment of Contract, Seller warrants that: the Contract, and Guaranty, if any, are genuine, legally valid and enforceable and arose from the sale of the Property; the Property is as represented to the buyer (hereinafter called “Buyer”) named therein who was quoted both a deferred payment price (total sale price) and a lesser cash price; the Contract was complete in all respects and Seller made all disclosures required by law, and in the manner required by law, prior to the execution thereof by Buyer; Buyer is not a minor, has capacity to contract and paid the down payment stated in the Contract with his own funds; all statements made by or on behalf of Buyer and furnished to CPS by Seller are true to the best of Seller’s knowledge and belief, and Seller has no knowledge of any fact that would impair the validity or value of the Contract; title to the Property is vested in Seller free of all liens and encumbrances and Seller has the right to assign said title; and a certificate of title to the Property showing a lien or encumbrance for the benefit of CPS or Seller has been or will be applied for forthwith if permitted by law. If there is any breach of any of the foregoing warranties, without regard to Seller’s knowledge or lack of knowledge with respect thereto or CPS’s reliance thereon, Seller hereby agrees unconditionally to purchase the Contract from CPS, upon demand, for the full amount then unpaid whether the Contract shall then be, or not be, in default. Seller further agrees that in the event Buyer or any other person makes a claim against CPS alleging facts which, if true, would constitute a breach of any of the foregoing warranties, Seller shall assume the defense of such claim and shall indemnify and save CPS harmless from all loss, cost and expense arising therefrom. The liability of Seller shall not be affected by any extension, renewal or other change in the time of payment of the Contract, or any change in the manner, place or terms of payment thereof, or the release, settlement or compromise of or with any party liable for the payment thereof or the release or non-perfection of any security thereunder. CPS shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against Buyer or any other person or any security CPS may at any time have before being entitled to payment from Seller hereunder. Seller waives notice of the acceptance of this Assignment and notices of non-payment and non-performance of the Contract and any other notices required by law and waives all setoffs and counterclaims. This Assignment shall become effective upon delivery of the Contract to CPS or upon CPS’s payment of the purchase price therefore, whichever first occurs. B. As part of this Assignment, undersigned’s obligations are further defined in the particular paragraph below executed by undersigned, and signature of any such paragraph shall constitute signature of the entire Assignment. “WITHOUT RE COUR SE” This Assignment of the Contract is and shall be without recourse against Seller, except as otherwise provided by the terms of the CPS Automobile Dealer Agreement in effect at the time this Assignment becomes effective. Seller Signs DAVID STANLEY CJDR By [signature] Title October 31, 2024