Fort Bend County


27,169

lawsuits from June 2021 to May 2024

91.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

56.5%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - May 2024

Out of 2,036 debt collectors in Fort Bend County, the top 10 (0.5%) are responsible for 17,171 (63.2%) of 27,169 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    4,712 lawsuits (17.3%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    2,887 lawsuits (10.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    2,248 lawsuits (8.3%)
  • Conn Appliances Inc
    1,708 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • Capital One
    1,360 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    1,128 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Bank Of America
    991 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    772 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Citibank
    728 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Credit Corp Solutions Inc
    637 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Other
    9,998 lawsuits (36.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 878 filings, accounting for 9.7% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - May 2024

Fort Bend County is split into 27 zips. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each zip code.

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0.012.324.5No DataSelect American Community Survey (2022, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
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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 94 Census tracts in Fort Bend County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: May 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - May '24
Default Judgments
Zip 77407
2,96581Jump to map
Zip 77459
2,754739Jump to map
Zip 77469
2,636447Jump to map
Zip 78660
2,620762Jump to map
Zip 77489
2,3551,123Jump to map
Zip 77494
2,200315Jump to map
Zip 77406
1,832241Jump to map
Zip 77471
1,810163Jump to map
Zip 77498
1,7426Jump to map
Zip 77545
1,611689Jump to map
The top zip codes are listed above. Use the search to find a specific location.
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