Contra Costa County


7,991

lawsuits from July 2022 to November 2023

98.4%

of defendants did not have legal representation

56.8%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 161 debt collectors in Contra Costa County, the top 10 (6.2%) are responsible for 4,814 (60.2%) of 7,991 lawsuits.

  • Midland Credit Management
    655 lawsuits (8.2%)
  • Discover Bank
    603 lawsuits (7.5%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    575 lawsuits (7.2%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    508 lawsuits (6.4%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    496 lawsuits (6.2%)
  • Bank Of America
    431 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Capital One
    420 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    408 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • TD Bank
    367 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • American Express Centurion Bank
    351 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Other
    3,177 lawsuits (39.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 642 filings, accounting for 11.3% of the filings for the year.

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Data for the Debt Collection Tracker was collected and prepared by our partners at JanuaryAdvisors.

County-level data from 2009 onward, and census tract data from 2022 onward, are available at the link below

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