Just did a post on the avalanche of TCPA class actions that have been filed this year.
But I want to put a finer point on these statistics.
First, the TCPA is FAR more dangerous than other consumer protection statutes and carries far higher penalties– with billions of dollars in exposure in most TCPA class cases. These cases are potentially business-enders for virtually every defendant.
Second, the volume of TCPA class actions compared to other consumer protection statutes is just staggering. Because the TCPA does not have an attorney fee provision the only way for consumer lawyers to collect large fees in most cases is to drive defendants to settle on a classwide basis– so class actions are the norm in TCPAWorld compared to other statutes.
Just how big of a difference is it?
Well in 2025 there have been 1,807 TCPA class actions filed compared to 174 FDCPA class actions and 91 FCRA class action filings.
That means there have been over 10x more TCPA class actions than FDCPA class actions filed this year– and 20x more TCPA class actions than FCRA class actions!
And look at the percentages here:
Only 4.7% of FDCPA cases were filed as class actions in 2025.
Only 1.3% of FCRA cases were filed as class actions in 2025.
Yet a full 76.4% of TCPA cases were filed as class actions in 2025!
3 out of 4 TCPA cases are filed as potential business-ending class actions– that’s insane.
Without question the TCPA is absolutely the biggest risk to YOUR business. If you are engaging in any kind of outbound calling or texting you MUST get great lawyers on your side. You can’t chatgpt your way out of this folks. And Troutman Amin, LLP’s rates are spiking come Jan. 1, 2026– so retain us now and save!
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Numbers below all courtesy of Web Recon (love you guys!) (percentages indicate percent of overall filing by category that were class actions)
Oct 2025:
- FDCPA, 17 Class Action (3.4%)
- TCPA, 171 Class Action (72.8%)
- FCRA, 12 Class Action (1.3%)
Sept 2025:
- FDCPA, 22 Class Action (5.1%)
- TCPA, 224 Class Action (78.0%)
- FCRA, 10 Class Action (1.4%)
Aug. 2025:
- 349 FDCPA, 13 Class Action (3.7%)
- 232 TCPA, 162 Class Action (69.8%)
- 773 FCRA, 10 Class Action (1.3%)
July 2025:
- 362 FDCPA, 12 Class Action (3.3%)
- 273 TCPA, 198 Class Action (72.5%)
- 788 FCRA, 8 Class Action (1.0%)
June 2025:
- 345 FDCPA, 21 Class Action (6.1%)
- 257 TCPA, 202 Class Action (78.6%)
- 661 FCRA, 6 Class Action (0.9%)
May 2025:
- 345 FDCPA, 21 Class Action (6.1%)
- 257 TCPA, 202 Class Action (78.6%)
- 661 FCRA, 6 Class Action (0.9%)
April 2025:
- 335 FDCPA, 19 Class Action (5.7%)
- 235 TCPA, 184 Class Action (78.3%)
- 606 FCRA, 7 Class Action (1.2%)
March 2025:
- 406 FDCPA, 24 Class Action (5.9%)
- 242 TCPA, 187 Class Action (77.3%)
- 642 FCRA, 15 Class Action (2.3%)
Feb 2025:
- 318 FDCPA, 13 Class Action (4.1%)
- 196 TCPA, 148 Class Action (75.5%)
- 610 FCRA, 6 Class Action (1.0%)
Jan 2025:
- 311 FDCPA, 12 Class Action (3.9%)
- 207 TCPA, 172 Class Action (83.1%)
- 564 FCRA, 11 Class Action (2.0%)