Elkhart County


7,053

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2022

93.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

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default judgments are unavailable in Indiana


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2022

Out of 454 debt collectors in Elkhart County, the top 10 (2.2%) are responsible for 3,946 (55.9%) of 7,053 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    902 lawsuits (12.8%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    789 lawsuits (11.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    645 lawsuits (9.1%)
  • Discover Bank
    301 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    279 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Credit Service International
    278 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    266 lawsuits (3.8%)
  • Onemain Financial Group LLC
    173 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • One Advantage LLC
    158 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Heritage Acceptance Corporation
    155 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Other
    3,107 lawsuits (44.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

September typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 217 filings, accounting for 9.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2022

Elkhart County is split into 45 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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0.06.012.0+No DataSelect American Community Survey (2022, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
$31,400$110,708No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2022

The table to the right shows data for the 45 Census tracts in Elkhart County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2022

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Jan '20 - Dec '22
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Census Tract 18.01
395-

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Census Tract 19.01
361-

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Census Tract 5.02
351-

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Census Tract 5.01
262-

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Census Tract 15.01
256-

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Census Tract 22.01
242-

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Census Tract 6.02
236-

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Census Tract 12
221-

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Census Tract 18.02
219-

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Census Tract 7.02
214-

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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: 84.4% of neighborhoods, 81.1% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 15.6% of neighborhoods, 18.9% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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