Grand Rapids, MI (February 24, 2012) – Since releasing 2011 litigation statistics, the WebRecon data team has had an opportunity to go back through the year’s complaints more thoroughly. In this process, we have been able to identify some omissions which inadvertently depressed the overall litigation counts for 2011.
Accordingly, we have revised our 2011 consumer litigation counts. Among the noteworthy changes you will see is that FDCPA complaints surpassed 12,000, and both TCPA and TILA litigation were significantly higher than previously reported. FCRA moved upward as well, but the change was less dramatic. Also, the total number of unique consumer litigants has surpassed 13,000.
Statistic: 2011 (Revised): 2011 (Original): Percent Change
FDCPA Cases 12,018 11,811 +1.75
FCRA Cases 1883 1838 +2.45
TCPA Cases 813 660 +23.18
TILA Cases 1680 1462 +14.91
Total Lawsuits 12,788 12,542 +1.96
Total Plaintiffs 13,024 12,640 +3.04