Fairfield County


20,029

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2022

98.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

71.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2022

Out of 1,719 debt collectors in Fairfield County, the top 10 (0.6%) are responsible for 14,094 (70.4%) of 20,029 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    4,932 lawsuits (24.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    3,115 lawsuits (15.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    2,110 lawsuits (10.5%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    936 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    739 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    594 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Midland Funding LLC
    472 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Discover Bank
    417 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Citibank Na
    416 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Td Bank Usa Na
    363 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    5,935 lawsuits (29.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

June typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 656 filings, accounting for 9.8% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2022

Fairfield County is split into 226 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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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2022

The table to the right shows data for the 226 Census tracts in Fairfield County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2022

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
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Default Judgments
Census Tract 804
376253

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Census Tract 728
298223

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Census Tract 729
286201

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Census Tract 723
280214

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Census Tract 721
248182

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Census Tract 801
244183

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Census Tract 438
233164

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Census Tract 743
229169

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Census Tract 744
228172

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Census Tract 802
228161

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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: 64.2% of neighborhoods, 45.2% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 27.0% of neighborhoods, 42.5% of lawsuits

  • Black: 0.9% of neighborhoods, 3.3% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 8.0% of neighborhoods, 9.0% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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