Howard County


4,640

lawsuits from June 2021 to December 2023

96.2%

of defendants did not have legal representation

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default judgments are unavailable in Indiana


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - December 2023

Out of 387 debt collectors in Howard County, the top 10 (2.6%) are responsible for 2,502 (53.9%) of 4,640 lawsuits.

  • Med-1 Solutions
    581 lawsuits (12.5%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    423 lawsuits (9.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    265 lawsuits (5.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    248 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Receivables Management Partners Llc
    211 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Kokomo School Corporation
    193 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Capital One
    173 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Financial Builders Federal Credit Union
    151 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    134 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    123 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Other
    2,138 lawsuits (46.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 165 filings, accounting for 9.3% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - December 2023

Howard County is split into 21 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
$29,518$108,102No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 21 Census tracts in Howard County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 11
375-

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Census Tract 9
328-

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Census Tract 15
325-

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Census Tract 4
288-

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Census Tract 2
285-

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Census Tract 8
283-

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Census Tract 12
266-

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Census Tract 14
255-

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Census Tract 7
240-

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Census Tract 101
230-

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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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