Orange County


27,595

lawsuits from July 2022 to November 2023

97.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

49.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 288 debt collectors in Orange County, the top 10 (3.5%) are responsible for 15,981 (57.9%) of 27,595 lawsuits.

  • Cavalry SPV
    2,332 lawsuits (8.5%)
  • Discover Bank
    1,750 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,732 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    1,661 lawsuits (6.0%)
  • Bank Of America
    1,609 lawsuits (5.8%)
  • Capital One
    1,608 lawsuits (5.8%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,364 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    1,351 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • American Express Centurion Bank
    1,311 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • TD Bank
    1,263 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Other
    11,614 lawsuits (42.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 1,991 filings, accounting for 10.3% 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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