WebRecon Dec 2024 Stats

Quick analysis:  Current Month: Previous Month: PreviousYear:   Year to Date: Year toDate Comp:   Dec 01, 2024Dec 31, 2024 Nov 01, 2024  Nov 30, 2024 Dec 01, 2023  Dec 31, 2023   Jan 01, 2024  Dec 31, 2024 Jan 01, 2023  Dec 31, 2023                     CFPB  16587 15778 5.1% 6299 163.3%   159406 69256 130.2%                     FDCPA  289 285 1.4% […]

WebRecon Nov 2024 Stats

Quick analysis: Current Month: Previous Month: Previous Year: Year to Date: Year to Date Comp: Nov 01, 2024 Nov 30, 2024 Oct 01, 2024 Oct 31, 2024 Nov 01, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 Jan 01, 2024 Nov 30, 2024 Jan 01, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 CFPB  15778 17867 -11.7% 5643 179.6% 142819 62957 126.9% FDCPA  285 330 -13.6% 365 -21.9% 3918 3781 3.6% FCRA  439 479 -8.4% 495 -11.3% 5550 5133 8.1% TCPA  1088 162 […]

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 […]