Berks County


20

lawsuits from May 2020 to December 2022

90.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

16.7%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

May 2020 - December 2022

Out of 16 debt collectors in Berks County, the top 10 (62.5%) are responsible for 14 (70.0%) of 20 lawsuits.

  • 'Abc Bail Bonds Inc
    3 lawsuits (15.0%)
  • Police and Fire Federal Credit Union
    2 lawsuits (10.0%)
  • Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
    2 lawsuits (10.0%)
  • American Independent Ins Co a/s/o Jesus Cruz
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • State Farm Ins. Co.
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System Tuition Repayment
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Vwr International LLC
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Penn National Mutual Ins. Co.
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • American States Insurance Co.
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Ageras Usa Inc
    1 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Other
    6 lawsuits (30.0%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

May typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 2 filings, accounting for 33.3% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

May 2020 - December 2022

Berks County is split into 0 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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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

May 2020 - December 2022

The table to the right shows data for the 17 Census tracts in Berks County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2022

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
May '20 - Dec '22
Default Judgments
Census Tract 116.01
2-

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Census Tract 20.01
2-

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Census Tract 102.02
2-

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Census Tract 5
1-

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Census Tract 16
1-

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Census Tract 119.05
11

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Census Tract 119.03
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Census Tract 8
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Census Tract 134.02
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Census Tract 124
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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: 70.6% of neighborhoods, 70.0% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 23.5% of neighborhoods, 25.0% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 5.9% of neighborhoods, 5.0% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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