More than 70 millionadults in America have had a debt turned over to a private debt collector
That’s 1 in 4 adults in general. And 1 in 3 people of color. Your child's teacher. The friendly bank cashier. The person just 2 seats away. Millions have had wages garnished or money seized from their bank accounts, and tens of thousands have been summoned to court in a single county. During the process of debt collection, individuals learn that they can be treated as if they have no right to respect or to redress.
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90%of debtors summoned to court do not have legal counsel
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We are changing the narrative about debt collection by building a public facing resource for debtors and their advocates.
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Debt Collection Tracker
See where debt collection lawsuits are happening and how they are unevenly distributed by neighborhood and race.
View our real-time debt collection data![sparklines for various counties available in the debt collection tracker](/static/31a8e01bff7537f1ce7c1246bf63331c/75eb7/tracker-callout.png)
Arts and Storytelling
Our virtual gallery features the Debt Collectors Series, modeled on the work of Jacob Lawrence.
Explore Arts and Storytelling![sparklines for various counties available in the debt collection tracker](/static/754f02de188c22c3150192e280f07be4/a6584/arts-callout.png)