San Francisco County


4,428

lawsuits from July 2022 to November 2023

98.2%

of defendants did not have legal representation

35.5%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 134 debt collectors in San Francisco County, the top 10 (7.5%) are responsible for 2,775 (62.7%) of 4,428 lawsuits.

  • JP Morgan Chase
    391 lawsuits (8.8%)
  • Bank Of America
    345 lawsuits (7.8%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    334 lawsuits (7.5%)
  • American Express Centurion Bank
    291 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • Discover Bank
    287 lawsuits (6.5%)
  • Capital One
    260 lawsuits (5.9%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    247 lawsuits (5.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    216 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Wells Fargo Bank Na
    216 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • TD Bank
    188 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Other
    1,653 lawsuits (37.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 298 filings, accounting for 9.6% 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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