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Top Debt Collectors
July 2022 - March 2025
Out of 352 debt collectors in Howard County, the top 10 (2.8%) are responsible for 3,181 (58.4%) of 5,444 lawsuits.
- Med-1 Solutions
738 lawsuits (13.6%) - LVNV Funding LLC
561 lawsuits (10.3%) - Midland Credit Management
414 lawsuits (7.6%) - Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
376 lawsuits (6.9%) - Capital One
212 lawsuits (3.9%) - Discover Bank
195 lawsuits (3.6%) - Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
178 lawsuits (3.3%) - Kokomo School Corporation
175 lawsuits (3.2%) - Receivables Management Partners LLC
174 lawsuits (3.2%) - Mariner Finance LLC
158 lawsuits (2.9%) - Other
2,263 lawsuits (41.6%)
Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year
May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 211 filings, accounting for 9.6% of the filings for the year.
Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits
July 2022 - March 2025
Howard County is split into 21 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.
Select American Community Survey (2023, 5 year estimate) statistic:Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract
July 2022 - March 2025
The table to the right shows data for the 21 Census tracts in Howard County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.
Last updated: March 2025
| Location | Lawsuits | Lawsuits Trend Jul '22 - Mar '25 | Default Judgments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Census Tract 11 | 1,309 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 4 | 1,083 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 9 | 1,033 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 12 | 1,007 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 15 | 1,006 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 2 | 965 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 8 | 910 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 14 | 881 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 101 | 840 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 5 | 806 | - | View report › | Jump to map | |
| 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. | |||||
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: 95.2% of neighborhoods, 93.8% of lawsuits
No Majority: 4.8% of neighborhoods, 6.2% of lawsuits
Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions
Proportionate Filings
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