Missouri


139,890

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

95.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

39.3%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 2,455 debt collectors in Missouri, the top 10 (0.4%) are responsible for 79,660 (56.9%) of 139,890 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    26,378 lawsuits (18.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    12,402 lawsuits (8.9%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    8,682 lawsuits (6.2%)
  • Capital One N.A.
    7,560 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
    7,436 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    4,690 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Citibank N.A.
    4,221 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    3,132 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a
    2,760 lawsuits (2.0%)
  • Bank Of America N.A.
    2,399 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    60,230 lawsuits (43.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

On average, June is the month with the most debt collection lawsuits filed, accounting for 9.6% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Missouri is split into 115 counties. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each county.

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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by County

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 115 counties in Missouri. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
St Louis County
30,62510,225

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Jackson County
21,3416,671

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St Louis City
13,2593,890

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St Charles County
8,6632,785

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Clay County
7,5712,312

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Greene County
7,4532,539

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Jefferson County
6,7752,437

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Jasper County
5,3611,801

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Boone County
3,540976

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Cass County
2,963956

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The top 10 counties by number of lawsuits are listed above. Click the table headers to change sorting metrics for the entire dataset. Use search to find a specific location.
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Data for the Debt Collection Tracker was collected and prepared by our partners at JanuaryAdvisors.

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