St Joseph County


23,140

lawsuits from June 2021 to May 2024

98.4%

of defendants did not have legal representation

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default judgments are unavailable for Indiana


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - May 2024

Out of 849 debt collectors in St Joseph County, the top 10 (1.2%) are responsible for 12,515 (54.1%) of 23,140 lawsuits.

  • City Of South Bend
    3,821 lawsuits (16.5%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,722 lawsuits (7.4%)
  • The South Bend Clinic
    1,224 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • One Advantage LLC
    1,209 lawsuits (5.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    1,082 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,021 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Allied Physicians Surgery Center
    652 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Affiliated Family Dentists LLC
    611 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Radiology Inc
    604 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    569 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Other
    10,625 lawsuits (45.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 788 filings, accounting for 10.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - May 2024

St Joseph County is split into 82 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
$10,524$137,892No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - May 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 82 Census tracts in St Joseph County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: May 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - May '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 34
620-

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Census Tract 31
565-

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Census Tract 116.02
563-

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Census Tract 2
561-

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Census Tract 113.03
546-

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Census Tract 111
533-

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Census Tract 103
518-

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Census Tract 14
513-

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Census Tract 4
495-

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Census Tract 102.01
489-

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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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