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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: SuttonPark Nightmare
SuttonPark Nightmare describes the excruciating payment delays endured by structured settlement receivable payees (2024-2025) unfortunate to have their payments serviced SuttonPark. Structured Settlement Watchdog John Darer provided extensive pro bono time to help fill the information gap and tell stories about how people were personally affected.
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SmartAsset does a lot of good work. Their calculators, guides, and tools help millions of people understand financial decisions that would otherwise feel opaque. This post isn’t about criticizing their mission. It’s about strengthening the ecosystem they influence. Because when a platform with SmartAsset’s reach uses terminology that insurance departments do not support, the consequences…
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Josh Wander, a central figure in the SuttonPark Nightmare, was was indicted in October 2025 by a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. The case number for the criminal charges is 25-cr-00473, under the name US v. Wander. _________________________________________ SIDEBAR The Josh Wander story is a…
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In “U.S. Steal”, Philippe Auclair and Paul Brown, investigative journalists in the football (soccer) space have done a deep dive into SuttonPark’s parent company 777 Partners that may be of interest to readers
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The SuttonPark Story Should Make a Business School Case Study SuttonPark is the worst handled disaster in structured settlement factoring history in my opinion. MBA students should study the business of SuttonPark, the decision making and how it all went wrong. What could SuttonPark have done better? Plenty.
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SuttonPark victims dependent on checks to pay monthly bills for the basic necessities of life, may have incurred late fees as a direct result of SuttonPark payment servicing delays. Some of the late fees were for mortgages, rent payments. On top of that an emotionally draining information void
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Payments are arriving 1 month late, resulting in Cathy incurs $200+ in late fees each month and credit is affected. She lives in fear that the power will be shut off or lose where she lives. It sucks that Cathy “feels in constant jeopardy” when this wasn’t the case when the payment arrived on schedule.
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The result of the dirty game that has been devastating to many. Financial regulations are designed to protect such classes. Why were there none to protect the unwitting pawns? What regulation can be put in place to protect these classes from another catastrophic failure?
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Morningstar DBRS Maintains Under Review with Negative Implications designation on SuttonPark transactions on January 16, 2025. The report sheds light on what has been going on behind the scenes in terms of lock box and banking relationships.
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In or about 2012 a disabled man purchased structured settlement receivables via SHP Financial from Plymouth Massachusetts. Now Lloyd is yet another person who bought an unregulated investment from a regulated financial adviser, who has been experiencing the SuttonPark Nightmare. His story.
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Florida investor, 75, has not received a payment from SuttonPark in 2 months. Payments she depends on.. No discussion about payment servicing and what it is, why it is necessary, potential risks etc. Payment servicing must be thoroughly explained up front for both sellers and investors.