PLANTATION, Fla. -

AFS Acceptance recently appointed a former executive from Consumer Portfolio Services to be the company’s new vice president of loan servicing.

Tapped for the position was Eric Van Eaton, who will lead all aspects of loan servicing for AFS Acceptance, including collections, customer service, remarketing and post charge-off recovery.

“Eric is an outstanding leader, with a proven track record of managing large portfolios,” AFS Acceptance president Scot Seagrave said. “We’re excited to have him join our team and we look forward to utilizing his expertise to make AFS an even better company.”

Prior to joining AFS, Van Eaton spent 12 years at Consumer Portfolio Services, first as call center manager and more recently as vice president of servicing in Orlando, Fla., where he was responsible for operations in the company’s regional call center.

Van Eaton also served as branch manager for Mercury Finance and Security Finance.

Before working in the finance industry, Van Eaton served in tactical intelligence for the U.S. Army.