New Haven County


19,526

lawsuits from June 2021 to May 2024

99.1%

of defendants did not have legal representation

72.4%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - May 2024

Out of 652 debt collectors in New Haven County, the top 10 (1.5%) are responsible for 15,517 (79.5%) of 19,526 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    6,637 lawsuits (34.0%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    3,893 lawsuits (19.9%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    1,566 lawsuits (8.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    932 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Credit Management Corporation
    585 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    583 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Crown Asset Management, LLC
    407 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Absolute Resolutions Investments, LLC
    319 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Credit Corp Solutions Inc
    312 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • New Haven Radiology Associates, Pc Dba Whitney Imaging Center, LLC
    283 lawsuits (1.4%)
  • Other
    4,009 lawsuits (20.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 663 filings, accounting for 10.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - May 2024

New Haven County is split into 198 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
$12,248$173,542No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - May 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 197 Census tracts in New Haven County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: May 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - May '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 542
274183

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Census Tract 415
254182

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Census Tract 656
245192

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Census Tract 527.02
237163

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Census Tract 426.01
226163

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Census Tract 708
223181

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Census Tract 711
212157

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Census Tract 655
211163

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Census Tract 528
209146

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Census Tract 802
208139

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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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