Stearns County


3,115

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

100.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

0.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 356 debt collectors in Stearns County, the top 10 (2.8%) are responsible for 1,654 (53.1%) of 3,115 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    644 lawsuits (20.7%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    326 lawsuits (10.5%)
  • Discover Bank
    133 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Capital One
    122 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    110 lawsuits (3.5%)
  • Medical Scanning Consultants Pa
    75 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Citibank
    67 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Range Credit Bureau Inc
    67 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates
    59 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Midwest Bonding
    51 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Other
    1,461 lawsuits (46.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December 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

Stearns County is split into 37 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 37 Census tracts in Stearns County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 4.01
800-

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Census Tract 6.01
757-

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Census Tract 9.01
720-

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Census Tract 8.01
701-

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Census Tract 6.02
692-

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Census Tract 10.02
690-

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Census Tract 5.02
666-

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Census Tract 3.01
634-

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Census Tract 113.08
633-

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Census Tract 115
606-

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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: 94.6% of neighborhoods, 91.4% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 5.4% of neighborhoods, 8.6% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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