Newton County


183

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

97.3%

of defendants did not have legal representation

34.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 57 debt collectors in Newton County, the top 10 (17.5%) are responsible for 110 (60.1%) of 183 lawsuits.

  • Freeman Health System
    43 lawsuits (23.5%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    19 lawsuits (10.4%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    18 lawsuits (9.8%)
  • Freeman Neosho Hospital
    8 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    5 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    5 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Citibank N.A.
    3 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Mm Finance Llc
    3 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Calvary Spv I Llc
    3 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Freeman Surgical Center L.l.c
    3 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Other
    73 lawsuits (39.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

August typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 8 filings, accounting for 11.5% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Newton County is split into 13 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 13 Census tracts in Newton County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

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Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 205.02
290107

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Census Tract 208
26092

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Census Tract 202
20677

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Census Tract 201
19880

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Census Tract 206.02
17368

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Census Tract 206.01
16661

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Census Tract 204.01
15564

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Census Tract 205.01
13751

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Census Tract 209
12861

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Census Tract 207
12347

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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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