Litigation

Time Value of Money and Structured Settlement Factoring

Posted on April 11, 2008
Factoring exchange owner Andrew Cravenho has done a nice write up on Time Value of Money ("TVM") on the Settlement Quotes Factoring blog which explains how TVM relates to investing and in particular structured settlement factoring. His conclusions are well...

Structured Settlement and Factoring Advertisers ARE Responsible For Outsourced Marketing

Posted on April 10, 2008
Outsourcing your online marketing and advertising may save you time and inject a level of creativity to a campaign that cannot be drawn from the resources within your organization. It does not mean, however, that you need not pay attention...

"Malware" on Behalf of Stone Street Capital on Structured Settlements

Posted on April 09, 2008
Jacob Malewitz (a/k/a "Jaws Jr.") continues to distribute misinformed and false statements about Stone Street Capital and structured settlements. Jacob Malewitz latest Misinformed False Statement on behalf of Stone Street Capital distributed via a Google blast: "Stone Street specializes in...

Handling and Transmission of Original Settlement Documents-The Best Way

Posted on April 09, 2008
Why wait for for the slow route when you can have DOCUMENTS NOW? Why chance that sensitive and confidential original settlement documents could be "lost in the mail" when you can track them RIGHT NOW online? As a settlement professional...

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Society of Settlement Planners Now Giving Away Memberships!

Posted on April 07, 2008
Word from the ASNP meeting is that the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP) is giving away FREE memberships to specials needs attorneys and others. The "get as many of 'em in throught the door and hope it sticks" strategy involves...

LediFinance.Net Serial Plagiarism- LediHost.Net Serial Plagiarism

Posted on April 07, 2008
A website with the URL beginning with ledifinance.net is stealing content from this blog. Ledifinance.net is copying our content word for word in violation of our clearly posted copyright and is placing it on web pages with pay per click...

Shambolic Reporting From DealFlow Media. A Losing "Bargain" For Subscribers?

Posted on April 04, 2008
Deal Flow Media has completely cocked up its report on Non Qualified Assigments in its write up "Non Qualified Assignments: A Settlement Growth Area" in its subscribers only Structured Settlements Report. Here's what DealFlow Media inaccurately reportsin its central topic...

Ferris Lebous(ler) Gives "Day Off" To Factoring Company

Posted on April 04, 2008
A Broome County New York Supreme Court judge, Ferris D. Lebous recently ruled against a proposed structured settlement transfer involving a 27 year old structured settlement annuitant Eric R. Lindsey. Lindsey hoped to transfer a $20,000 lump sum annuity payment...

Rapid Settlements PERMANENTLY Enjoined from Using Arbitration on Symetra Underwritten Structured Settlement Transfers

Posted on April 04, 2008
In a ruling issued March 31, U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal granted Symetra's application for a permanent injunction that will prohibit Rapid Settlements, a Houston Texas based factoring company, from using arbitration in any cases involving structured settlement...

Life Settlements vs. Structured Settlements!

Posted on April 03, 2008
A website appearing high on search engine results, called the Structured Settlements Guide, is bloody useless, in my opinion. What purports to be an "on line informational guide to structured settlements" simply isn't. Today's Google alert on structured settlments informs...

Tulsa BlablablaBLOG GlugGlugGlug

Posted on April 03, 2008
Tulsa based "tough issues tackler" and "corrupt lawyer, but classy 'cause he copped a plea" admirer, Robert Risk says the participation of several members of the Society of Settlement Planners at the Academy of Special Need Planners (ASNP) "illustrates how...

NASP Rotten Head-The Great Novation Capital LIE

Posted on April 03, 2008
This Google Adsense ad for Novation Capital appears in a Google Search promises something that seemed impossible. Check out these ads by clicking the link. The relevant ads are circled. Download novation_ppc_evidence_of_lie_google_search_432008.pdf Download novation_ppc_get_money_today_432008_google...

April Fool Fakes "The Big O" On Structured Settlements

Posted on April 01, 2008
The blog is called "Love it! Life is Hard. It's Harder If You're Stupid". As you will quickly see from the following, the tag line is particularly apt. "Well guys, How are you?.I am fine and I also hope that...

Do SSP Standards of Professional Conduct Have Teeth? A Early Test and A Challenge

Posted on March 31, 2008
The Society of Settlement Planners ("SSP") adopted its Standards of Professional Conduct on March 7, 2008. Those standards are posted on the SSP website at www.settlementplanners.org While there is much to be admired about the standards, standards are only as...

Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Websites-Who is Communicating the Message?

Posted on March 30, 2008
Three Month Trailing Top 10 Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 03/30/2008) of Structured Settlement and Settllement Planning Industry websites* (+ or- traffic from 02/28/2008 report) Who Are Ya? Beyond Structured Settlements Blog (Pat Hindert) 810,388- Structured Settlements 4Real Blog...

Let There Be No More Structured Settlement "Sage Fright"

Posted on March 28, 2008
According to an article published in this month's Financial Planning, "attorney Robert Thompson, president of Sage Financial Design in Simsbury, Conn., is passionate about forging new paths in financial planning. In conversation, one quickly senses the missionary zeal he brings...

Lady Gets "Creepy Dudes Now" Instead of "Cash Now" From Rapid

Posted on March 28, 2008
Now here's a throwback. One of my sources said they "just spoke to a really nice lady who had been dealing with Rapid Settlement and cancelled because they started showing up at her house. CREEPY! What the hell is wrong...

Misleading Company Name of The Day

Posted on March 27, 2008
Structured Settlement Processing Group has a name which suggests that it processes structured settlements which IT DOES NOT DO as opposed to structured settlement factoring transactions, which IT DOES DO. A call made today by this author to the company's...

Which Life Companies Effectively Charge Back Door Fees to Structured Settlement Annuitants?

Posted on March 27, 2008
In response to yesterday's post, it has come to the attention of this author, from a factoring company representative, that purportedly a number of structured settlement annuity issuers have expressed an unwillingness to "service" payments being split between annuitants and...

Lady Gets "Creepy Dudes Now" Instead of "Cash Now" From Rapid

Posted on March 27, 2008
Now here's a throwback. One of my sources said they "just spoke to a really nice lady who had been dealing with Rapid Settlement and cancelled because they started showing up at her house. CREEPY! What the hell is wrong...

Let There Be No More Structured Settlement "Sage Fright"

Posted on March 27, 2008
According to an article published in this month's Financial Planning, "attorney Robert Thompson, president of Sage Financial Design in Simsbury, Conn., is passionate about forging new paths in financial planning. In conversation, one quickly senses the missionary zeal he brings...

Misleading Company Name of The Day

Posted on March 27, 2008
Structured Settlement Processing Group has a name which suggests that it processes structured settlements which IT DOES NOT DO as opposed to structured settlement factoring transactions, which IT DOES DO. A call made today by this author to the company's...

Which Life Companies Effectively Charge Back Door Fees to Structured Settlement Annuitants?

Posted on March 27, 2008
In response to yesterday's post, it has come to the attention of this author, from a factoring company representative, that purportedly a number of structured settlement annuity issuers have expressed an unwillingness to "service" payments being split between annuitants and...

Seniors Being Taken Advantage Of By Prominent Factoring Company- Part 1

Posted on March 27, 2008
A prominent hyena within the membership of the National Association of Settlement Purchasers (NASP) is delivering a bone crunching blow to grandma in a recently discovered business practice that will turn your stomach. Structured Settlements 4Real will be revealing the...

Seniors Being Taken Advantage Of By Prominent Factoring Company- Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2008
A prominent hyena within the membership of the National Association of Settlement Purchasers (NASP) is delivering a bone crunching blow to grandma in a recently discovered business practice that will turn your stomach. Structured Settlements 4Real will be revealing the...

Dear Genworth Here's My Bill

Posted on March 26, 2008
Hey Genworth are you listening? When you took on the old GE Capital book of business did you think you could just ignore YOUR POLICYHOLDERS? Why can't Genworth send notices to ALL old GE Capital policy holders with Genworth's correct...

"Organic Lab Rat" from Malaysia Now Shilling for Stone Street Capital

Posted on March 26, 2008
It's the year of the rat! And I've learned that a "professional organic lab rat" from Malaysia that can take pictures and knit is Stone Street Capital's new spokesperson. According to a post on Blogspot this morning "the professional organic...

Dear Genworth Here's My Bill

Posted on March 26, 2008
Hey Genworth are you listening? When you took on the old GE Capital book of business did you think you could just ignore YOUR POLICYHOLDERS? Why can't Genworth send notices to ALL old GE Capital policy holders with Genworth's correct...

"Organic Lab Rat" from Malaysia Now Shilling for Stone Street Capital

Posted on March 26, 2008
It's the year of the rat! And I've learned that a "professional organic lab rat" from Malaysia that can take pictures and knit is Stone Street Capital's new spokesperson. According to a post on Blogspot this morning "the professional organic...

Structured Annuity Issuers Again Rank Well In Fortune "Most Admired" Survey

Posted on March 25, 2008
Structured settlement annuity issuers again appear in the FORTUNE list of America's Most Admired Companies for 2008. The annual FORTUNE survey has been called "the definitive report card on corporate reputations". There's nothing better than having your peers recognize you...

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