WebRecon Oct 2024 Stats: Everything Up in Oct and YTD

Quick analysis: Everything Up in Oct and YTD October was an across-the-board up month, with CFPB complaints +5.6 in Oct and +119.3% YTD, TCPA suits +17.5% in Oct and +4.4% YTD, FDCPA suits +4.1% in Oct and +6.3% YTD and FCRA suits +2.1% in Oct and +10.1% YTD. In other news, putative class actions represented 4% […]

WebRecon Sept 2024 Stats: Everything down in Sept, YTD still up

Quick analysis: Everything down in Sept, YTD still up Other than CFPB complaints which were up +9.2% over August, everything we track had a slow month. TCPA suits were down -12.2% over August, FDCPA was down -17.1% and FCRA was down -1.3%. However, all are still up YTD over 2023, with TCPA +2.4%, FDCPA up +10% […]

WebRecon Aug 2024 Stats: Everything Up in Aug and YTD

Quick analysis: Everything Up in Aug and YTD For the first time in several years, it is starting to look like the big three (TCPA, FDCPA and FCRA) may all have a year-over-year increase together. The next month or two will be more telling, but we’ll definitely keep an eye on this trend. In August, TCPA […]

WebRecon July 2024 Stats: Mixed Numbers in July, Everything Up YTD

Quick analysis: Mixed Numbers in July, Everything Up YTD In July, TCPA (-14.6%) and FCRA (-8.5%) were both down, while FDCPA (+21.9%) was up. Meanwhile all three are still up YTD (TCPA +5.2%, FDCPA +15.1%, FCRA +17.7%). If things keep going this way, we’ll have the first “up” year across the board since at least 2015! […]

WebRecon June 2024 Stats: Everything Down in June, Yet Up YTD

Quick analysis: Everything Down in June, Yet Up YTD Not sure we’ve seen this one before! in June, every consumer complaint statute we track was down (TCPA -7.4%, FDCPA -32.1%, FCRA -9.2%), yet every one of them was still up year to date (TCPA +8.6%, FDCPA +15.4%, FCRA +21.1%). In other news, putative class actions represented […]

WebRecon May 2024 Stats: Another “Up” Month

Quick analysis: Another “Up” Month In May, TCPA (+20.7%), FDCPA (+25.4%) and FCRA (+4.2%) suits were all up over April, and TCPA (+9.3%), FDCPA (+19.2%) and FCRA (+23.3%) suits were all up YTD as well. Meanwhile, CFPB complaints were a bit down for the month (-5.8%) but still way up for the year (85%!). In other […]

WebRecon Apr 2024 Stats: Almost Everything Up

Quick analysis: Almost Everything Up In April, FDCPA (+12.7%) and FCRA (+12.7%) suits were up over March, and TCPA (+26.2%), FDCPA (+15.2%) and FCRA (+27.4%) suits were all up YTD. CFPB complaints were also up for the month (+2%) and the year (77.9%!). The only holdup from a complete sweep was April TCPA suits, which ticked […]

WebRecon Mar 2024 Stats: Mixed March, YTD Complaints Still Historically High

Quick analysis: Mixed March, YTD Numbers Still Riding High It has been a robust Q1 in the world of consumer complaints. Similar to February, the consumer complaint/litigation numbers are mixed for March (TCPA +1.5%, FDCPA -13.1%, FCRA -30.6%), but the year to date numbers are all still way up in the double digits over the same […]

WebRecon Jan 2024 Stats: 2024 Starts with a ROAR

Quick analysis: 2024 Starts with a ROAR We can’t remember the last time consumer complaints and litigation had such a strong month across the board. Everything in January was up double digit percentages over Dec 2023: TCPA +78.6%(!), FDCPA +24.1%, FCRA +23.8%. And everything was also up double digit percentages YTD against last year: TCPA +50.4%, […]