Philadelphia County


39,198

lawsuits from June 2021 to May 2024

94.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

84.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - May 2024

Out of 390 debt collectors in Philadelphia County, the top 10 (2.6%) are responsible for 31,160 (79.5%) of 39,198 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    8,478 lawsuits (21.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    6,259 lawsuits (16.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    4,611 lawsuits (11.8%)
  • Capital One
    3,837 lawsuits (9.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    2,789 lawsuits (7.1%)
  • TD Bank USA, NA
    1,460 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
    1,187 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Police And Fire Federal Credit Union
    1,117 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Credit Corp Solutions, Inc
    713 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    709 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    8,038 lawsuits (20.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

January typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 1,522 filings, accounting for 11.6% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - May 2024

Philadelphia County is split into 408 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

June 2021 - May 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 395 Census tracts in Philadelphia County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: May 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - May '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 266
306117

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Census Tract 267
297130

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Census Tract 330
278114

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Census Tract 82
270111

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Census Tract 67
268111

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Census Tract 114
266117

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Census Tract 320
26089

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Census Tract 60
259113

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Census Tract 98.02
251102

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Census Tract 118
244101

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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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