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Quick analysis: Lawsuits & Complaints Mostly Down

In April, CFPB complaints (-2.4%) and consumer lawsuits (TCPA -2.5%, FDCPA -24.2%) were mostly down, with the exception being FCRA litigation (+4.0%) which was up. This closely follows the YTD trend so far, with TCPA (-35.2%) and FDCPA (12.4%) down and FCRA (+6.7%) up, while CFPB complaints (-.7%) are down a sliver.

In other news, putative class actions represented 9.2% of FDCPA, 51.3% of TCPA and 1.7% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 43% of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Virginia attorneys Leonard Anthony Bennett, Craig Carley Marchiando, Drew David Sarrett shared the top spot for representing the most consumers in April (an explosive 107) while Florida attorney Jibrael S. Hindi has represented the most consumers for the year so far (199).

Complaint Statistics:

5953 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 903 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Apr 01, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022.

• 5953 CFPB Complaints
• 379 FDCPA, 35 Class Action (9.2%)
• 117 TCPA, 60 Class Action (51.3%)
• 515 FCRA, 9 Class Action (1.7%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 903 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 392, or (43%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 3172 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 138 different US District Court branches.
• About 570 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 113 Lawsuits: Virginia Eastern District Court – Richmond
• 51 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 44 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 41 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 35 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 32 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 27 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 24 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 21 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 20 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 107 Consumers: LEONARD ANTHONY BENNETT
• Representing 107 Consumers: CRAIG CARLEY MARCHIANDO
• Representing 106 Consumers: DREW DAVID SARRETT
• Representing 19 Consumers: MICHAEL FREDERICK CARDOZA
• Representing 17 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN
• Representing 16 Consumers: JOHN THOMAS STEINKAMP
• Representing 15 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 14 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 13 Consumers: GLORIA CHI-KI LAM
• Representing 13 Consumers: KYLE W SCHUMACHER

Statistics Year to Date:
3965 total lawsuits for 2022, including:

• 1849 FDCPA
• 1956 FCRA
• 477 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2022: 3637 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 199 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 180 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 116 Consumers: CRAIG CARLEY MARCHIANDO
• Representing 113 Consumers: LEONARD ANTHONY BENNETT
• Representing 106 Consumers: DREW DAVID SARRETT
• Representing 101 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 61 Consumers: MICHAEL FREDERICK CARDOZA
• Representing 60 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 52 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5953 complaints filed against debt collectors from Apr 01, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 854

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1535 Other debt (26%)
• 1446 I do not know (24%)
• 1438 Credit card debt (24%)
• 958 Medical debt (16%)
• 265 Auto debt (4%)
• 149 Payday loan debt (3%)
• 72 Mortgage debt (1%)
• 45 Private student loan debt (1%)
• 45 Federal student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3077 Attempts to collect debt not owed (52%)
• 1334 Written notification about debt (22%)
• 528 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (9%)
• 491 False statements or representation (8%)
• 433 Communication tactics (7%)
• 90 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (2%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1552 Debt is not yours (26%)
• 913 Debt was result of identity theft (15%)
• 749 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (13%)
• 548 Didnt receive notice of right to dispute (9%)
• 528 Debt was paid (9%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 871 Complaints: FL
• 609 Complaints: TX
• 496 Complaints: CA
• 468 Complaints: GA
• 312 Complaints: PA
• 281 Complaints: NY
• 220 Complaints: IL
• 175 Complaints: NJ
• 173 Complaints: NC
• 173 Complaints: OH

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4620 Closed with explanation (78%)
• 637 In progress (11%)
• 602 Closed with non-monetary relief (10%)
• 53 Untimely response (1%)
• 41 Closed with monetary relief (1%)

This includes 5790 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 163 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: Lawsuits Up Across The Board

CFPB complaints (+8.3%) and consumer litigation (FDCPA +10.6%, TCPA +10.1%, FCRA +17.3%) all spiked by double-digit percentages across all three major consumer statutes in March. However, only FCRA (+3.8%) is up YTD. CFPB complaints (-2.8%), FDCPA (-3.6%) and TCPA lawsuits (-39.8%) are all down compared to this time last year.

In other news, putative class actions represented 15.8% of FDCPA, 49.2% of TCPA and 4.8% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. Those percentages are all up from the previous month as well. About 43% of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry and Florida attorney Thomas John Patti tied for the top spot for representing the most consumers in February (41) while Patti’s colleague Jibrael S. Hindi has represented the most consumers for the year so far (182).

Complaint Statistics:

5984 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 1019 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Mar 01, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022.

• 5984 CFPB Complaints
• 500 FDCPA, 79 Class Action (15.8%)
• 120 TCPA, 59 Class Action (49.2%)
• 495 FCRA, 24 Class Action (4.8%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 1019 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 437, or (43%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 3163 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 151 different US District Court branches.
• About 643 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 59 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 55 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 50 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 47 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 26 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 26 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 24 Lawsuits: Indiana Southern District Court – Indianapolis
• 24 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 23 Lawsuits: Texas Northern District Court – Dallas
• 23 Lawsuits: Arizona District Court – Phoenix

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 41 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 41 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 40 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 22 Consumers: MICHAEL FREDERICK CARDOZA
• Representing 21 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 19 Consumers: CHRISTOFER MERRITT
• Representing 14 Consumers: JOHN THOMAS STEINKAMP
• Representing 13 Consumers: JAMES H LAWSON
• Representing 13 Consumers: DAVID ALI CHAMI

Statistics Year to Date:
3025 total lawsuits for 2022, including:

• 1470 FDCPA
• 1441 FCRA
• 360 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2022: 2798 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 182 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 165 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 87 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 51 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 42 Consumers: MICHAEL FREDERICK CARDOZA
• Representing 37 Consumers: YAAKOV SAKS
• Representing 36 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 35 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN
• Representing 34 Consumers: DAVID J S MADGETT

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5984 complaints filed against debt collectors from Mar 01, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 869

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1535 I do not know (26%)
• 1486 Credit card debt (25%)
• 1441 Other debt (24%)
• 911 Medical debt (15%)
• 309 Auto debt (5%)
• 119 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 108 Mortgage debt (2%)
• 46 Private student loan debt (1%)
• 29 Federal student loan debt (0%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3202 Attempts to collect debt not owed (54%)
• 1257 Written notification about debt (21%)
• 532 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (9%)
• 477 False statements or representation (8%)
• 407 Communication tactics (7%)
• 109 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (2%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1718 Debt is not yours (29%)
• 900 Debt was result of identity theft (15%)
• 799 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (13%)
• 501 Debt was paid (8%)
• 391 Attempted to collect wrong amount (7%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 877 Complaints: FL
• 665 Complaints: TX
• 512 Complaints: CA
• 436 Complaints: GA
• 264 Complaints: IL
• 255 Complaints: NY
• 244 Complaints: PA
• 206 Complaints: OH
• 189 Complaints: VA
• 187 Complaints: NC

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4545 Closed with explanation (76%)
• 719 In progress (12%)
• 593 Closed with non-monetary relief (10%)
• 89 Untimely response (1%)
• 38 Closed with monetary relief (1%)

This includes 5820 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 164 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: After a strong start to 2022, litigation tumbles in Feb

FDCPA (-12.9%), TCPA (-16.8%) and FCRA (-19.8%) were all down by double-digit percentages in February. CFPB complaints, however, were up +8.4% over January.

While it is WAY too early to identify trends for 2022, we will note that FDCPA is actually up YTD by +.3%, while TCPA is down YTD by -39.8% over the first two months of 2021. Both kind of interesting numbers, particularly the TCPA one.

In other news, putative class actions represented 10% of FDCPA, 44% of TCPA and 2.6% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 45%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Florida attorney Jibrael S Hindi took the top spot for representing the most consumers in February (54) and his colleague at the same firm Thomas John Patti has represented the most consumers for the year so far (124)

Complaint Statistics:

5519 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 876 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Feb 01, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022.

• 5519 CFPB Complaints
• 451 FDCPA, 45 Class Action (10.0%)
• 109 TCPA, 48 Class Action (44.0%)
• 420 FCRA, 11 Class Action (2.6%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 876 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 390, or (45%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 2864 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 146 different US District Court branches.
• About 572 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 53 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 51 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 41 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 30 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 29 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 28 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 24 Lawsuits: Texas Northern District Court – Dallas
• 24 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 20 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Orlando
• 20 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 45 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 31 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 23 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 18 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 15 Consumers: YAAKOV SAKS
• Representing 13 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 12 Consumers: KYLE W SCHUMACHER
• Representing 12 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 11 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS
• Representing 10 Consumers: JENNA DAKROUB

Statistics Year to Date:
1973 total lawsuits for 2022, including:

• 969 FDCPA
• 944 FCRA
• 240 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2022: 1844 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 124 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 86 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 46 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 33 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 30 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 29 Consumers: YAAKOV SAKS
• Representing 25 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 23 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 23 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN
• Representing 22 Consumers: DAVID J S MADGETT

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5519 complaints filed against debt collectors from Feb 01, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 809

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1484 Credit card debt (27%)
• 1384 I do not know (25%)
• 1300 Other debt (24%)
• 786 Medical debt (14%)
• 277 Auto debt (5%)
• 116 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 67 Mortgage debt (1%)
• 61 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 44 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 2638 Attempts to collect debt not owed (48%)
• 1538 Written notification about debt (28%)
• 451 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (8%)
• 414 False statements or representation (8%)
• 397 Communication tactics (7%)
• 81 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1314 Debt is not yours (24%)
• 810 Debt was result of identity theft (15%)
• 793 Didnt receive notice of right to dispute (14%)
• 705 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (13%)
• 425 Debt was paid (8%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 743 Complaints: FL
• 580 Complaints: TX
• 519 Complaints: CA
• 468 Complaints: GA
• 272 Complaints: PA
• 243 Complaints: NY
• 210 Complaints: IL
• 179 Complaints: MI
• 171 Complaints: VA
• 163 Complaints: OH

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4249 Closed with explanation (77%)
• 731 Closed with non-monetary relief (13%)
• 430 In progress (8%)
• 82 Untimely response (1%)
• 27 Closed with monetary relief (0%)

This includes 5381 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 138 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: 2022 Starts With a Bang

CFPB Complaints (+1.9%) inched up over December, but FDCPA (+13.1%), FCRA (+14.2%) and TCPA (+35.1%) lawsuits all exploded out of the gate with double-digit percent increases over their previous month numbers.

In other news, putative class actions represented 9.1% of FDCPA, 39.7% of TCPA and 4.0% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 43%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Florida attorney Thomas John Patti took the top spot for representing the most consumers in January and the year so far with 79 consumers represented.

Complaint Statistics:

5035 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 1006 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Jan 01, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022.

• 5035 CFPB Complaints
• 518 FDCPA, 47 Class Action (9.1%)
• 131 TCPA, 52 Class Action (39.7%)
• 524 FCRA, 21 Class Action (4.0%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 1006 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 429, or (43%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 4177 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 151 different US District Court branches.
• About 763 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 69 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 53 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 53 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 43 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 42 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 33 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 31 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas
• 29 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 28 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 25 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 79 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 55 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 28 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 17 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 16 Consumers: JONATHAN F RABURN
• Representing 15 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN
• Representing 14 Consumers: DAVID J S MADGETT
• Representing 14 Consumers: OMAR TAYSEER SULAIMAN
• Representing 14 Consumers: YAAKOV SAKS

Statistics Year to Date:
1053 total lawsuits for 2022, including:

• 518 FDCPA
• 524 FCRA
• 131 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2022: 1006 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 79 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 55 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 28 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 17 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 16 Consumers: JONATHAN F RABURN
• Representing 15 Consumers: SYED HASEEB HUSSAIN
• Representing 14 Consumers: DAVID J S MADGETT
• Representing 14 Consumers: OMAR TAYSEER SULAIMAN
• Representing 14 Consumers: YAAKOV SAKS

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5035 complaints filed against debt collectors from Jan 01, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 794

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1294 I do not know (26%)
• 1289 Credit card debt (26%)
• 1169 Other debt (23%)
• 756 Medical debt (15%)
• 251 Auto debt (5%)
• 114 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 82 Mortgage debt (2%)
• 43 Private student loan debt (1%)
• 37 Federal student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 2739 Attempts to collect debt not owed (54%)
• 1030 Written notification about debt (20%)
• 429 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (9%)
• 390 False statements or representation (8%)
• 365 Communication tactics (7%)
• 82 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (2%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1463 Debt is not yours (29%)
• 790 Debt was result of identity theft (16%)
• 717 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (14%)
• 406 Debt was paid (8%)
• 317 Attempted to collect wrong amount (6%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 623 Complaints: TX
• 590 Complaints: FL
• 479 Complaints: GA
• 447 Complaints: CA
• 286 Complaints: NY
• 187 Complaints: IL
• 175 Complaints: PA
• 170 Complaints: NJ
• 170 Complaints: OH
• 141 Complaints: NC

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 3913 Closed with explanation (78%)
• 553 In progress (11%)
• 481 Closed with non-monetary relief (10%)
• 59 Untimely response (1%)
• 29 Closed with monetary relief (1%)

This includes 4898 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 137 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: In December, FCRA led the way with a 12.8% increase over November, while TCPA (-6.7%) and FDCPA (-3%) were both down. The pattern holds for full year numbers as well, with FCRA (+3.5%) up and TCPA (-48.3%) & FDCPA (-4.4%) both down for the full year of 2021.

CFPB complaints against creditors and debt collectors slipped in December by -13.6%, but were up for the full year a pretty significant +30.4%.

In other news, putative class actions represented 18.2% of FDCPA, 38.1% of TCPA and 2.6% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 39%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, New York attorney Craig B Sanders* took the top spot for representing the most consumers in December (20) while Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry was the most active consumer attorney of the year with 298 consumers represented in all of 2021.

* Note, in the rankings below Steven Harry Meyer is listed as representing the most consumers in December, which is technically true, but he did it by packing a bunch of consumers plaintiffs into just two lawsuits. So we’re giving the actual award to Craig B Sanders.

Complaint Statistics:

4929 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 897 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Dec 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021.

• 4929 CFPB Complaints
• 457 FDCPA, 83 Class Action (18.2%)
• 97 TCPA, 37 Class Action (38.1%)
• 459 FCRA, 12 Class Action (2.6%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 897 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 348, or (39%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 3704 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 139 different US District Court branches.
• About 560 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 47 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 40 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 38 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 38 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 37 Lawsuits: Minnesota District Court – Dmn
• 34 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 33 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 27 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 26 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 25 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 25 Consumers: STEVEN HARRY MEYER
• Representing 20 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS
• Representing 19 Consumers: ALAIN CESAR
• Representing 17 Consumers: DAVID H KRIEGER
• Representing 16 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 16 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 15 Consumers: MICHAEL FREDERICK CARDOZA
• Representing 14 Consumers: SHAWN WAYNE MILLER
• Representing 13 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 12 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON

Statistics Year to Date:
12231 total lawsuits for 2021, including:

• 6582 FDCPA
• 5406 FCRA
• 1708 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2021: 11075 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 298 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 248 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 205 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 189 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 189 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 177 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 166 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON
• Representing 166 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 160 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS
• Representing 148 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 4929 complaints filed against debt collectors from Dec 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 783

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1261 Credit card debt (26%)
• 1245 Other debt (25%)
• 1198 I do not know (24%)
• 684 Medical debt (14%)
• 285 Auto debt (6%)
• 105 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 88 Mortgage debt (2%)
• 34 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 29 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 2940 Attempts to collect debt not owed (60%)
• 923 Written notification about debt (19%)
• 422 False statements or representation (9%)
• 330 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (7%)
• 256 Communication tactics (5%)
• 58 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1263 Debt is not yours (26%)
• 1244 Debt was result of identity theft (25%)
• 685 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (14%)
• 377 Debt was paid (8%)
• 351 Attempted to collect wrong amount (7%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 820 Complaints: TX
• 459 Complaints: CA
• 452 Complaints: FL
• 422 Complaints: GA
• 239 Complaints: NY
• 210 Complaints: IL
• 203 Complaints: PA
• 195 Complaints: OH
• 168 Complaints: NC
• 152 Complaints: NJ

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 3936 Closed with explanation (80%)
• 494 Closed with non-monetary relief (10%)
• 408 In progress (8%)
• 59 Untimely response (1%)
• 32 Closed with monetary relief (1%)

This includes 4792 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 137 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: Happy Holidays! Lawsuits and Complaints are Down!

Just in time for the holiday break, we are happy to report a dramatic lull in consumer litigation for November. CFPB complaints were down a bit (-2.2%), though are still up a significant +32.5% YTD. However, FDCPA (-22.7%), TCPA (-10.3%) and FCRA (-13.6%) litigation are all down double digits over the previous month which is sure to help spread some holiday cheer.

In other news, putative class actions represented 15.5% of FDCPA, 49% of TCPA and 3.9% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 43%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Florida attorney Thomas John Patti again took the top spot for representing the most consumers in November (46) while Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry is still the most active consumer attorney of the year with 282 consumers represented so far in 2021.

Complaint Statistics:

5607 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 880 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Nov 01, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021.

• 5607 CFPB Complaints
• 471 FDCPA, 73 Class Action (15.5%)
• 104 TCPA, 51 Class Action (49.0%)
• 407 FCRA, 16 Class Action (3.9%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 880 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 382, or (43%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 2763 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 138 different US District Court branches.
• About 579 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 53 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 42 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 40 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 38 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 37 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 36 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 29 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 28 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Orlando
• 26 Lawsuits: Texas Northern District Court – Dallas
• 21 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – West Palm Beach

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 46 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 29 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 25 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 23 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 15 Consumers: JUSTIN ZEIG
• Representing 14 Consumers: JEFFREY SCOTT KENNY
• Representing 14 Consumers: VICTOR THOMAS METROFF
• Representing 13 Consumers: OMAR TAYSEER SULAIMAN
• Representing 13 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 13 Consumers: MOHAMMED OMAR BADWAN

Statistics Year to Date:
11344 total lawsuits for 2021, including:

• 6116 FDCPA
• 4944 FCRA
• 1609 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2021: 10292 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 282 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 226 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 192 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 181 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 178 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 168 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 158 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 154 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON
• Representing 142 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS
• Representing 140 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5607 complaints filed against debt collectors from Nov 01, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 827

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1524 Other debt (27%)
• 1487 I do not know (27%)
• 1249 Credit card debt (22%)
• 773 Medical debt (14%)
• 292 Auto debt (5%)
• 127 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 81 Mortgage debt (1%)
• 41 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 33 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3431 Attempts to collect debt not owed (61%)
• 1020 Written notification about debt (18%)
• 399 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (7%)
• 367 False statements or representation (7%)
• 317 Communication tactics (6%)
• 73 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1558 Debt was result of identity theft (28%)
• 1457 Debt is not yours (26%)
• 742 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (13%)
• 333 Debt was paid (6%)
• 300 Attempted to collect wrong amount (5%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 790 Complaints: TX
• 631 Complaints: CA
• 540 Complaints: FL
• 463 Complaints: GA
• 271 Complaints: NY
• 259 Complaints: PA
• 227 Complaints: OH
• 187 Complaints: IL
• 178 Complaints: NJ
• 155 Complaints: TN

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4511 Closed with explanation (80%)
• 542 In progress (10%)
• 437 Closed with non-monetary relief (8%)
• 93 Untimely response (2%)
• 24 Closed with monetary relief (0%)

This includes 5458 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 149 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: Happy Thanksgiving!

This week we are thankful for a report that shows CFPB complaints (-3.7%) down from the previous month for a third month in a row, though we are less thankful to see TCPA (+3.6%), FDCPA (+14.7%) and FCRA (+20.2%) lawsuits all up over the previous month.

In other news, putative class actions represented 9.5% of FDCPA, 48.3% of TCPA and 3.6% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 42%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Florida attorney Thomas John Patti took the top spot for representing the most consumers in October (34) while Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry is the most active consumer attorney of the year with 259 consumers represented so far in 2021.

Complaint Statistics:

5670 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 1022 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Oct 01, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021.

• 5670 CFPB Complaints
• 609 FDCPA, 58 Class Action (9.5%)
• 116 TCPA, 56 Class Action (48.3%)
• 471 FCRA, 9 Class Action (1.9%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 1022 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 428, or (42%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 4167 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 154 different US District Court branches.
• About 618 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 67 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 48 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 39 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 39 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 35 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami
• 34 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
• 34 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Orlando
• 32 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 29 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 27 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 34 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 29 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 28 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 23 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 21 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 19 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 19 Consumers: JONATHAN ALEXANDER HEEPS
• Representing 15 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 12 Consumers: JUSTIN ZEIG
• Representing 12 Consumers: JENNA DAKROUB

Statistics Year to Date:
10448 total lawsuits for 2021, including:

• 5647 FDCPA
• 4537 FCRA
• 1505 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2021: 9527 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 259 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 180 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 179 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 171 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 162 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 156 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 150 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 142 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON
• Representing 136 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS
• Representing 134 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5670 complaints filed against debt collectors from Oct 01, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 833

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1593 I do not know (28%)
• 1329 Credit card debt (23%)
• 1307 Other debt (23%)
• 809 Medical debt (14%)
• 334 Auto debt (6%)
• 110 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 93 Mortgage debt (2%)
• 55 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 40 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3271 Attempts to collect debt not owed (58%)
• 1241 Written notification about debt (22%)
• 391 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (7%)
• 375 False statements or representation (7%)
• 328 Communication tactics (6%)
• 64 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1477 Debt is not yours (26%)
• 1294 Debt was result of identity theft (23%)
• 981 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (17%)
• 423 Debt was paid (7%)
• 288 Attempted to collect wrong amount (5%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 668 Complaints: FL
• 637 Complaints: TX
• 583 Complaints: CA
• 447 Complaints: GA
• 313 Complaints: OH
• 274 Complaints: NY
• 240 Complaints: PA
• 184 Complaints: TN
• 182 Complaints: NC
• 179 Complaints: IL

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4551 Closed with explanation (80%)
• 555 In progress (10%)
• 473 Closed with non-monetary relief (8%)
• 82 Untimely response (1%)
• 9 Closed with monetary relief (0%)

This includes 5530 (98%) timely responses to complaints, and 140 (2%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: Boo! Everything is down in the WebRecon Stats for Sept 2021

Just in time for Halloween, we are pleased to report that September’s litigation numbers were anything but frightful across the board.

FDCPA was down -12% from Aug and -6.7% YTD. TCPA was down -6.7% from Aug and -49.4% YTD (but view that with skepticism, as last year’s numbers were badly skewed by some abnormal filings). And FCRA was down 17.1% from Aug but still ekes out a +4.7% increase YTD.

Even CFPB complaints were down a few points, -3.3% lower than Aug but still going strong for the year at +36.1% YTD.

In other news, putative class actions represented 12.5% of FDCPA, 46.4% of TCPA and 3.8% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 44%(!) of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry took the top spot for representing the most consumers in August (29) and being most active consumer attorney of the year with 236 consumers represented so far in 2021. Honorable mention to attorney Michael T George who filed one FDCPA lawsuit representing 36 plaintiffs.

Complaint Statistics:

5874 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 937 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Sep 01, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021.

• 5874 CFPB Complaints
• 529 FDCPA, 66 Class Action (12.5%)
• 112 TCPA, 52 Class Action (46.4%)
• 392 FCRA, 15 Class Action (3.8%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 937 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 416, or (44%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 3325 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 145 different US District Court branches.
• About 626 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 76 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 48 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 30 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 29 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 28 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 27 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 24 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square
• 23 Lawsuits: Texas Southern District Court – Houston
• 23 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 20 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Miami

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 37 Consumers: MICHAEL T GEORGE
• Representing 29 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 28 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 19 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 17 Consumers: JIBRAEL S HINDI
• Representing 16 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 14 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS
• Representing 13 Consumers: GLORIA CHI-KI LAM
• Representing 13 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 13 Consumers: VICTOR THOMAS METROFF

Statistics Year to Date:
9394 total lawsuits for 2021, including:

• 5036 FDCPA
• 4066 FCRA
• 1389 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2021: 8649 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 236 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 169 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 150 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 146 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 134 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON
• Representing 133 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 131 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 129 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS
• Representing 128 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 124 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5874 complaints filed against debt collectors from Sep 01, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 812

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1542 I do not know (26%)
• 1468 Credit card debt (25%)
• 1368 Other debt (23%)
• 879 Medical debt (15%)
• 295 Auto debt (5%)
• 127 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 113 Mortgage debt (2%)
• 42 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 40 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3021 Attempts to collect debt not owed (51%)
• 1489 Written notification about debt (25%)
• 466 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (8%)
• 424 False statements or representation (7%)
• 400 Communication tactics (7%)
• 74 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1456 Debt is not yours (25%)
• 1125 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (19%)
• 1047 Debt was result of identity theft (18%)
• 458 Debt was paid (8%)
• 339 Didnt receive notice of right to dispute (6%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 789 Complaints: TX
• 652 Complaints: CA
• 599 Complaints: FL
• 462 Complaints: GA
• 306 Complaints: NY
• 273 Complaints: PA
• 239 Complaints: NC
• 195 Complaints: IL
• 192 Complaints: OH
• 172 Complaints: NJ

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4713 Closed with explanation (80%)
• 524 In progress (9%)
• 501 Closed with non-monetary relief (9%)
• 115 Untimely response (2%)
• 21 Closed with monetary relief (0%)

This includes 5706 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 168 (3%) untimely responses.

Quick analysis: Summer Divergences

August was marked by a few interesting divergences among the data. First, FDCPA lawsuits were up (+7.5%) over the previous month while down (-6.4%) YTD from 2020. TCPA lawsuits were down (-7.7%) from the previous month and YTD (don’t use our YTD comparison, it is tainted by a crazy 2020 filing with a zillion plaintiffs in it). And FCRA was up both over the previous month and YTD (+8.5%, +7.3%, respectively).

Also, CFPB complaints, which have been on a tear this year, were down quite a bit from July (-18.2%) while still being up (a whopping 37.2%) from 2020.

In other news, putative class actions represented 21.1% of FDCPA, 47.5% of TCPA and 3.2% of FCRA lawsuits filed last month. About 40% of all plaintiffs who filed suit last month had filed at least once before. And finally, Georgia attorney Matthew Thomas Berry took the top spot for representing the most consumers in August (42) and being most active consumer attorney of the year with 207 consumers represented so far in 2021.

Complaint Statistics:

5869 consumers filed CFPB complaints, and about 1029 consumers filed lawsuits under consumer statutes from Aug 01, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021.

• 5869 CFPB Complaints
• 601 FDCPA, 127 Class Action (21.1%)
• 120 TCPA, 57 Class Action (47.5%)
• 473 FCRA, 15 Class Action (3.2%)

Litigation Summary (scroll down for CFPB data):

• Of those cases, there were about 1029 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
• Of those plaintiffs, about 416, or (40%), had sued under consumer statutes before.
• Combined, those plaintiffs have filed about 3415 lawsuits since 2001
• Actions were filed in 163 different US District Court branches.
• About 675 different collection firms and creditors were sued.

The top courts where lawsuits were filed:

• 74 Lawsuits: Georgia Northern District Court – Atlanta
• 55 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
• 44 Lawsuits: Florida Middle District Court – Tampa
• 44 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
• 35 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
• 33 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Brooklyn
• 33 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Western Division – Los Angeles
• 29 Lawsuits: New Jersey District Court – Newark
• 28 Lawsuits: Texas Northern District Court – Dallas
• 25 Lawsuits: New York Southern District Court – Foley Square

The most active consumer attorneys were:

• Representing 42 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 25 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 25 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI
• Representing 24 Consumers: CHRISTOPHER NEIL ARMOR
• Representing 20 Consumers: OMAR TAYSEER SULAIMAN
• Representing 20 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 18 Consumers: VICTOR THOMAS METROFF
• Representing 18 Consumers: ALAIN CESAR
• Representing 18 Consumers: JONATHAN ALEXANDER HEEPS
• Representing 17 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS

Statistics Year to Date:
8497 total lawsuits for 2021, including:

• 4507 FDCPA
• 3674 FCRA
• 1277 TCPA

Number of Unique Plaintiffs for 2021: 7874 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)

The most active consumer attorneys of the year:

• Representing 207 Consumers: MATTHEW THOMAS BERRY
• Representing 162 Consumers: TODD M FRIEDMAN
• Representing 137 Consumers: ALEJANDRO EMMANUEL FIGUEROA
• Representing 130 Consumers: ADRIAN ROBERT BACON
• Representing 128 Consumers: DAVID M BARSHAY
• Representing 118 Consumers: THOMAS JOHN PATTI
• Representing 118 Consumers: CRAIG B SANDERS
• Representing 115 Consumers: NATHAN CHARLES VOLHEIM
• Representing 110 Consumers: DAVID J PHILIPPS
• Representing 109 Consumers: JIBRAEL JARALLAH SAID HINDI

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CFPB Complaint Statistics:

There were 5869 complaints filed against debt collectors from Aug 01, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021.

Total number of debt collectors complained about: 869

The types of debt behind the complaints were:

• 1633 Credit card debt (28%)
• 1468 I do not know (25%)
• 1380 Other debt (24%)
• 845 Medical debt (14%)
• 251 Auto debt (4%)
• 136 Payday loan debt (2%)
• 73 Mortgage debt (1%)
• 47 Federal student loan debt (1%)
• 36 Private student loan debt (1%)

Here is a breakdown of complaints:

• 3188 Attempts to collect debt not owed (54%)
• 1381 Written notification about debt (24%)
• 438 False statements or representation (7%)
• 434 Took or threatened to take negative or legal action (7%)
• 346 Communication tactics (6%)
• 82 Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly (1%)

The top five subissues were:

• 1548 Debt is not yours (26%)
• 1131 Debt was result of identity theft (19%)
• 1061 Didnt receive enough information to verify debt (18%)
• 426 Debt was paid (7%)
• 353 Attempted to collect wrong amount (6%)

The top states complaints were filed from are:

• 808 Complaints: TX
• 675 Complaints: FL
• 623 Complaints: CA
• 483 Complaints: GA
• 267 Complaints: NY
• 254 Complaints: PA
• 195 Complaints: SC
• 194 Complaints: OH
• 175 Complaints: NC
• 175 Complaints: IL

The status of the month’s complaints are as follows:

• 4708 Closed with explanation (80%)
• 572 In progress (10%)
• 466 Closed with non-monetary relief (8%)
• 103 Untimely response (2%)
• 20 Closed with monetary relief (0%)

This includes 5721 (97%) timely responses to complaints, and 148 (3%) untimely responses.