Did you know that if you’ve received a structured settlement recently you can change your mind and get cash for structured settlement instead? It’s relatively easy. All you need to do is search the Internet for a good factoring company.
If you’ve been injured and can no longer work a structured settlement will help pay your bills by providing you with regular payments you can count on.
Structured settlement is an agreement between both parties that payments will be made over time instead of in one lump sum. However, if you change your mind and find you would rather have the cash instead of consistent payments for the term of your settlement you can.
This is where a factoring company comes in. They will come in and give you cash for structured settlement for a discounted price. The process is similar to ‘factoring’ - a term used in business to maintain cash flow. Such a company sells accounts receivables to another company as an investment. The factoring company makes sure that any money that is owned to them is paid in advance.
For instance, if a company is under contract to provide marketing services for $40,000 but even though all the work has been done and the marketing program is long since over, the organization has yet to pay. Some organizations are just notoriously slow when it comes to paying. This is where a factoring company would step in and purchase the cheque that is supposedly in the mail.
The downside to this is that the company who did work would only receive about $34,000 of the original $40,000. Sure it’s 15% less but if you were to look at it in a positive light it may be to the company’s advantage. In the case of a small company operation, that $34,000 could mean the difference between staying in business and having to close their doors permanently.
Now if you were looking to acquire cash for structured settlement you could get out of your settlement payment arrangement using the same kind of company. The factoring company would be the recipients of your structured settlement each month and you instead would be given a lump sum payment. Of course, the amount you would receive from the factoring company would be 10 to 15% less than the total money you would have received over the term of your settlement.
The upside to receiving cash for structured settlement is that you would now have a lump sum to use for whatever you desired - paying off debt, purchasing a new house, university tuition etc. And if you’re the type of person who enjoys playing the investment game you could stand to make even more from a lump sum payment than you would have had you continued to receive structured settlement payments.
The bottom line is it’s important to do your homework and make sure you’re getting the best possible deal before you make the commitment to sell your structured settlement.