Western Connecticut Planning Region


15,458

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2025

98.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

74.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 450 debt collectors in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the top 10 (2.2%) are responsible for 11,725 (75.9%) of 15,458 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    5,120 lawsuits (33.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    2,468 lawsuits (16.0%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    877 lawsuits (5.7%)
  • Capital One
    747 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    569 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    467 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Credit Management Corporation
    416 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Citibank
    401 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    386 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    274 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    3,733 lawsuits (24.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 595 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Western Connecticut Planning Region is split into 135 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 135 Census tracts in Western Connecticut 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 415
1,057723

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Census Tract 542
979632

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Census Tract 656
915657

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Census Tract 708
875623

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Census Tract 655
865636

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Census Tract 426.01
852597

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Census Tract 711
815613

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Census Tract 802
788516

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Census Tract 427
784527

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Census Tract 615
735475

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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: 64.4% of neighborhoods, 50.9% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 23.0% of neighborhoods, 33.3% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 9.6% of neighborhoods, 9.7% of lawsuits

  • Black: 3.0% of neighborhoods, 6.1% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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