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Insurer GuidesMetLife Structured Settlement: How to Contact MetLife, Manage Payments and Sell Them
Nov 7, 202612 min
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Insurer GuidesPacific Life Structured Settlement: Contact Pacific Life, Manage Payments and Sell Safely
Nov 7, 202611 min
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Insurer GuidesNew York Life Structured Settlement: Service Contacts, Payment Letters and Selling Your Payments
Nov 7, 202612 min
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Company ReviewsHow Much Will J.G. Wentworth Give Me? What Six Court Orders Show
J.G. Wentworth has no fixed percentage. In six court orders it paid sellers 56% to 68% of the payments' face value, at rates from 6.9% to 15.8%. Here's how to predict your number and push it up.
Nov 7, 202611 min
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MetLife Structured Settlement: How to Contact MetLife, Manage Payments and Sell Them
MetLife structured settlement payees: the phone line and MyBenefits portal, which MetLife company pays you, the Brighthouse link, and what real court records show buyers paid for MetLife payments.
Nov 7, 202612 min
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Pacific Life Structured Settlement: Contact Pacific Life, Manage Payments and Sell Safely
Pacific Life structured settlement payees: the service line and login, which Pacific Life company pays you, and what real court orders show CBC and J.G. Wentworth paid for Pacific Life payments.
Nov 7, 202611 min
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New York Life Structured Settlement: Service Contacts, Payment Letters and Selling Your Payments
New York Life structured settlement payees: the service line, emails and forms, how to get a remaining-payments letter, and what four real court orders show buyers paid for New York Life payments.
Nov 7, 202612 min
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Insurer GuidesJohn Hancock Structured Settlement: Are Your Payments Safe, How to Update Them and Whether to Sell
John Hancock stopped writing new structured settlements in 2013, but it still pays existing ones. Here's how payees update their details, get income letters, and what courts said about selling John Hancock payments.
Nov 7, 202610 min
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Company ReviewsStone Street Capital Review: Rates, BBB Rating and What Court Records Show
An independent Stone Street Capital review: who the company is, what its offers have looked like in real court filings, its BBB profile, the fake-order scandal at its former law firm, and how to compare its quote.
Nov 5, 202613 min
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Company ReviewsImperial Structured Settlements Review: What Happened to the Company and What Sellers Should Check Now
Imperial Structured Settlements was the payment-buying arm of Boca Raton's Imperial Holdings. Here is its history, from the 2011 FBI raid to the 2013 sale to a Blackstone-managed entity, and what to check if you are dealing with an old Imperial contract or a buyer using the name.
Nov 5, 202612 min
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BenefitsCan You Sell Your Pension or Disability Payments for a Lump Sum?
Federal law blocks most sales of pension, Social Security and VA payments. Here is what the anti-assignment rules say, why 'pension advance' offers are usually high-cost loans, and which payments you actually can sell.
Nov 5, 202612 min
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Company ReviewsWePayMore Funding Review: What We Could Verify Before You Take Its Offer
An independent WePayMore Funding review: BBB rating, state buyer registrations, what the company says it buys, what we could not verify, and a checklist for comparing its quote with larger buyers.
Nov 5, 202611 min
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Consumer ProtectionWho Is Registered to Buy Structured Settlements? State Lists, Bonds and How to Check a Buyer
Some states make structured settlement buyers register and post a $50,000 bond. See which states require it, where to find the official lists (Georgia, Minnesota, Nevada, Louisiana), which buyers appear on them, and how to check yours.
Nov 5, 202612 min
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Selling GuidesSelling a Car Accident Structured Settlement: What It's Worth, Taxes and the Court Process
How to sell car accident settlement payments for a lump sum: what buyers pay at different discount rates, why the payments are usually tax-free, how court approval works, and when a partial sale is the better move.
Nov 5, 202613 min
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Selling GuidesSelling a Medical Malpractice Structured Settlement: State Rules, Values and What to Watch
Medical malpractice settlements are often paid over time because state law requires or encourages it. Here is how California and New York periodic-payment rules work, what buyers pay for the payments, the tax picture and how to decide whether to sell.
Nov 5, 202613 min
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