San Mateo County


4,047

lawsuits from July 2022 to November 2023

96.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

48.6%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 127 debt collectors in San Mateo County, the top 10 (7.9%) are responsible for 2,540 (62.8%) of 4,047 lawsuits.

  • Cavalry SPV
    340 lawsuits (8.4%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    299 lawsuits (7.4%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    273 lawsuits (6.7%)
  • Bank Of America
    269 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • Discover Bank
    268 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    250 lawsuits (6.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    240 lawsuits (5.9%)
  • Capital One
    223 lawsuits (5.5%)
  • American Express Centurion Bank
    193 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • TD Bank
    185 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Other
    1,507 lawsuits (37.2%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 290 filings, accounting for 10.4% 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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