South Central Planning Region


3,174

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2025

99.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

76.3%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 231 debt collectors in South Central Planning Region, the top 10 (4.3%) are responsible for 2,346 (73.9%) of 3,174 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    952 lawsuits (30.0%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    473 lawsuits (14.9%)
  • Capital One
    224 lawsuits (7.1%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    184 lawsuits (5.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    126 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    115 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    81 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Citibank
    72 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    66 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Credit Management Corporation
    53 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    828 lawsuits (26.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 131 filings, accounting for 10.6% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

South Central Planning Region is split into 44 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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Median Household Income
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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 44 Census tracts in South Central 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 413.02
488319

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Census Tract 414.02
482324

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Census Tract 420
458317

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Census Tract 412
436290

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Census Tract 802
426279

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Census Tract 417
375265

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Census Tract 701
355228

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Census Tract 421
340220

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Census Tract 703
313224

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Census Tract 602
306224

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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.

Number of Lawsuits by Neighborhood Racial Majority

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