Howard County


2,951

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2022

92.4%

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 285 debt collectors in Howard County, the top 10 (3.5%) are responsible for 1,774 (60.1%) of 2,951 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    435 lawsuits (14.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    337 lawsuits (11.4%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    315 lawsuits (10.7%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    148 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    146 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    139 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Citibank Na
    73 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Crown Asset Management LLC
    66 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Mariner Finance LLC Successor in Interest to Personal Finance Company LLC
    58 lawsuits (2.0%)
  • Onemain Financial Group LLC
    57 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Other
    1,177 lawsuits (39.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 96 filings, accounting for 9.8% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2022

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

January 2020 - December 2022

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 2022

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '22
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Census Tract 11
213-

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Census Tract 9
197-

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Census Tract 103
197-

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Census Tract 8
185-

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Census Tract 101
175-

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Census Tract 15
172-

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Census Tract 5
162-

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Census Tract 106
158-

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Census Tract 14
155-

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Census Tract 105
146-

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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: 95.2% of neighborhoods, 95.1% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 4.8% of neighborhoods, 4.9% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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