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: Peachtree Settlement Funding
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Discussing “Unemployment TV”, Kenneth Nichols “mugs” the structured settlement secondary market’s cash now pushers.
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The structured settlement watchdog “yellow cards” Mr. Didier for promoting his services by taking advantage of inaccuracies of others (that detracts from an otherwise well written article). Didier uses 2 invalid examples for predatory factoring discount rates at the expense of his competitors,
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The use of the term "friendly" to describe structured settlement representation that has been "rigged" so that two related companies under the same holding company can work the case from adverse positions has met with some consternation in some corners of the structured settlement industry. In theory, the holding company wins because it pockets all…
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It is no coincidence that the leading two structured settlement factoring companies invest substantial amount of money on saturation advertising campaigns that are memorable but universally annoying.
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It is critical that structured settlement cash now pushers’ behavior be exposed and documented. It just does not seem right that some poor bastard needs to be shackled to an noncompetitive cash now pusher.
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Here’s the problem. Peachtree’s discount rates are generally very high. The higher the discount rate the more the tort victim gets a Super Soaker.
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Former Peachtree Settlement Funding “manager”, Christian Palombi, 40, of 3-D West Gate Lane, Boynton Beach, Florida was arrested and charged with one count of extortion.
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NYC judges are doing their part to enforce the NY Structured Settlement Protection Act. “Supreme Enforcer” award goes to Judge Norma Ruiz who prevented a deal from going to Peachtree Settlement Funding that had an effective discount rate of 17.957%
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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.