Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
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Category: factoring discount rate
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Presented with the lower discount rate alternatives (better for annuitant) we have learned that some factoring companies are actually fighting their annuitants in Court hearings. This purportedly is occurring even though the payments haven’t been transferred.
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Judges in some New York jurisdictions require evidence of competitive shopping on infants compromise cases prior to approving a structured settlement. So why not require a reasonable amount of competitive shopping when someone is seeking Court approval to liquidate them.
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Shop around. Those who fail to shop are likely to get ALOT less than they should. They may also need to sell considerably more structured settlement payment rights than they should, to raise the cash that they need.
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Even on the negatives, the article runs short, failing to address the most significant aspect of the market- the lack of regulatory oversight and lack of licensing requirement in the structured settlement secondary market.
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by Structured Settlement Watchdog® Andrew Carnegie once said “And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department”. The Structured Settlement Watchdog®, John Darer®, is happy that there is increased competition in the settlement…
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The NSSTA could very easily have chosen to correct the Judge’s statement, but chose not to. It would still have made a powerful statement. Peachtree is known for high discount rates. Why?