Franklin County


2,075

lawsuits from June 2021 to January 2024

97.1%

of defendants did not have legal representation

41.2%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - January 2024

Out of 147 debt collectors in Franklin County, the top 10 (6.8%) are responsible for 1,452 (70.0%) of 2,075 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    463 lawsuits (22.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    235 lawsuits (11.3%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    189 lawsuits (9.1%)
  • Capital One
    177 lawsuits (8.5%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    87 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Discover Bank
    75 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    74 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Citibank
    65 lawsuits (3.1%)
  • Jp Morgan Chase
    47 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Bank Of America, N.A.
    40 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Other
    623 lawsuits (30.0%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 89 filings, accounting for 11.3% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - January 2024

Franklin County is split into 28 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
$35,461$139,904No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - January 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 28 Census tracts in Franklin County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: January 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Jan '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 11.01
12552

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Census Tract 6.04
12539

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Census Tract 8.01
12151

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Census Tract 7.03
11342

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Census Tract 2.01
10340

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Census Tract 9.04
9639

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Census Tract 3.02
9027

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Census Tract 7.04
8930

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Census Tract 6.05
8829

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Census Tract 4.01
8724

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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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