Naugatuck Valley Planning Region


8,275

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2025

99.1%

of defendants did not have legal representation

79.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 314 debt collectors in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the top 10 (3.2%) are responsible for 6,540 (79.0%) of 8,275 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    2,735 lawsuits (33.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    1,261 lawsuits (15.2%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    605 lawsuits (7.3%)
  • Capital One
    593 lawsuits (7.2%)
  • Discover Bank
    330 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Citibank
    248 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    244 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    217 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Credit Management Corporation
    159 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    148 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    1,735 lawsuits (21.0%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

August typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 313 filings, accounting for 9.8% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is split into 78 tracts. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each census tract.

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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 78 Census tracts in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 804
1,030776

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Census Tract 728
842621

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Census Tract 729
783576

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Census Tract 737
702536

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Census Tract 723
682507

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Census Tract 801
680508

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Census Tract 721
645501

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Census Tract 725
635475

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Census Tract 731
629469

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Census Tract 744
616482

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The top 10 tracts by number of lawsuits listed above are based on defendants' home addresses. Click the table headers to change sorting metrics for the entire dataset. Use search to find a specific location.
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Debt Collection Lawsuits by Neighborhood Demographics

Census tracts have been categorized by their racial/ethnic majority, based on data from the American Community Survey.

Neighborhoods by Racial Majority

  • White: 50.0% of neighborhoods, 31.1% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 24.4% of neighborhoods, 36.1% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 25.6% of neighborhoods, 32.8% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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