San Diego County


26,387

lawsuits from July 2022 to November 2023

98.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

29.6%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 242 debt collectors in San Diego County, the top 10 (4.1%) are responsible for 15,813 (59.9%) of 26,387 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    2,879 lawsuits (10.9%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    2,149 lawsuits (8.1%)
  • Discover Bank
    1,809 lawsuits (6.9%)
  • Capital One
    1,660 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    1,424 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,270 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    1,208 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • TD Bank
    1,186 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Bank Of America
    1,177 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    1,051 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Other
    10,574 lawsuits (40.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 1,895 filings, accounting for 10.1% 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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