Top Debt Collectors
January 2020 - December 2023
Out of 1,352 debt collectors in Philadelphia County, the top 10 (0.7%) are responsible for 36,853 (74.8%) of 49,270 lawsuits.
- 'Lvnv Funding LLC
9,526 lawsuits (19.3%) - Midland Credit Management Inc
8,604 lawsuits (17.5%) - Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
6,882 lawsuits (14.0%) - Discover Bank
3,264 lawsuits (6.6%) - Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
1,890 lawsuits (3.8%) - Police and Fire Federal Credit Union
1,535 lawsuits (3.1%) - Philadelphia Federal Credit Union
1,501 lawsuits (3.0%) - Td Bank Usa Na
1,442 lawsuits (2.9%) - Capital One Na
1,425 lawsuits (2.9%) - Abc Bail Bonds Inc
784 lawsuits (1.6%) - Other
12,417 lawsuits (25.2%)
Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year
January typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 1,440 filings, accounting for 11.4% of the filings for the year.
Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits
January 2020 - December 2023
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.
Select American Community Survey (2022, 5 year estimate) statistic:Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract
January 2020 - December 2023
The table to the right shows data for the 397 Census tracts in Philadelphia County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.
Last updated: December 2023
| Location | Lawsuits | Lawsuits Trend Jan '20 - Dec '23 | Default Judgments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Census Tract 267 | 373 | 176 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 82 | 355 | 153 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 67 | 349 | 155 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 266 | 348 | 147 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 330 | 346 | 156 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 320 | 320 | 134 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 37.01 | 313 | 157 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 114 | 312 | 156 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 60 | 309 | 153 | View report › | Jump to map | |
Census Tract 98.02 | 304 | 143 | View report › | Jump to map | |
| 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. | |||||
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: 36.0% of neighborhoods, 24.8% of lawsuits
Black: 36.3% of neighborhoods, 46.5% of lawsuits
No Majority: 20.9% of neighborhoods, 21.5% of lawsuits
Latinx: 6.5% of neighborhoods, 7.2% of lawsuits
Asian: 0.3% of neighborhoods, 0.1% of lawsuits
Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions
Proportionate Filings
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