Within a year of settling charges with the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Portfolio Services is now dealing with matters from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The subprime auto finance company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week that it received a civil investigative subpoena pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. The Department of Justice sent this subpoena to CPS on Jan. 14.

In the SEC filing signed by CPS executive vice president Jeffrey Fritz, the company said, “The subpoena directs us to produce documents relating to our subprime automotive finance and related securitization activities.

“Other purchasers of subprime automotive receivables have disclosed receiving similar requests at various times since July 2014,” CPS added.

Last May, the FTC said CPS would pay more than $5.5 million to settle charges that the company used “illegal tactics” to service and collect consumers’ loans, including collecting money consumers did not owe, harassing consumers and third parties, and disclosing debts to friends, family and employers.

According to regulators, CPS agreed to refund or adjust 128,000 consumers’ accounts constituting more than $3.5 million and forebear collections on an additional 35,000 accounts to settle charges the company violated the FTC Act.

The FTC also indicated CPS will pay another $2 million in civil penalties to settle FTC charges that the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)’s Furnisher Rule.

CPS is not alone in getting subpoenas from DOJ. Credit Acceptance confirmed reception of one just before Christmas.

As Ally Financial announced in December that the U.S. Department of the Treasury had sold its remaining 54.9 million shares of common stock producing an exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the finance company was being subpoenaed by DOJ.

And last summer, General Motors Financial received a DOJ subpoena to produce certain documents relating to their and their subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ origination and securitization of subprime auto loan contracts since 2007.

The captive arms of Toyota and Honda also are involved in regulatory matters, according to reports filed with the SEC.