St Louis City


14,348

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

96.6%

of defendants did not have legal representation

36.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 866 debt collectors in St Louis City, the top 10 (1.2%) are responsible for 7,112 (49.6%) of 14,348 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    2,488 lawsuits (17.3%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
    1,013 lawsuits (7.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    814 lawsuits (5.7%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District -Plaintiff
    743 lawsuits (5.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    662 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
    318 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    317 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Msd
    264 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • St Louis University
    249 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc -Plaintiff
    244 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    7,236 lawsuits (50.4%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 364 filings, accounting for 10.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

St Louis City is split into 104 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

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 104 Census tracts in St Louis City. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
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Default Judgments
Census Tract 269
399153

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Census Tract 256
34881

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Census Tract 73
325125

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Census Tract 155
303110

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Census Tract 153
25476

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Census Tract 156
25286

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Census Tract 164
25089

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Census Tract 151
24676

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Census Tract 241
23188

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Census Tract 255
21134

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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: 41.3% of neighborhoods, 37.9% of lawsuits

  • Black: 47.1% of neighborhoods, 49.0% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 11.5% of neighborhoods, 13.1% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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