Structured Settlement News for 07/26/2010



Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings (SATURNS) Series 2003-5.
Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings , Ford Motor Company Debenture Backed Series 2003-5 Trust , announced today that it has received a notice from Citadel Equity Fund Ltd...

Fitch Takes Various Actions on Tobacco Settlement ASC 1999 Indenture (New York) 2006-1
Fitch Ratings has affirmed two classes and downgrades two classes of turbo term bonds from Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corporation 1999 Indenture , series 2006-1, and revised the Rating Outlook on one of the classes as indicated below: --$284,070,000 due June 1, 2022 affirmed at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$137,765,000 due June 1, 2026 ...

Anti-STOLI Legislation, Panacea or Pandora? - JD Supra (press release)

Anti-STOLI Legislation, Panacea or Pandora?
JD Supra (press release)
Comparing the growth of the life settlement market and the regulation of life settlements to the secondary market for structured settlement annuity payments .

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Fitch Takes Actions on California County Tobacco Securitization Agency (Merced County TASA) Ser2005
Fitch Ratings affirms two and downgrades two classes of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds current interest turbo term bonds from California County Tobacco Securitization Agency series 2005, as follows: --$2,200,000 due June 1, 2018 affirmed at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$6,515,000 due June 1, 2026 affirmed at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Negative from ...

Structured settlement case confirms trial lawyers must hire their own . - Legal Broadcast Network (blog)

Legal Broadcast Network (blog)

Structured settlement case confirms trial lawyers must hire their own .
Legal Broadcast Network (blog)
The case of Yanisse Adrian v Mesirow Structured Settlements, LLC was heard by US District Court Judge Francisco Besosa and he granted the defendants summary .

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N.J. inmates submit hundreds of lawsuits each year, despite little chance of success
Number of lawsuits filed by N.J. inmates has been climbing steadily, up 45 percent since 2006..

Settlement Marketplace Company Makes Promise to Needy Children.
The services of a structured settlement company allow individuals who receive settlement payments from court wins, lotto wins, pension accounts, etc., to cash out their payments for one lump sum...

Reasons You May Choose A Structured Settlement Payment | How to .
Planning is vital for each and every household. If you are a parent, or a provider, you must understand how to make sensible investments so you can give your children the very best education or build your dream home...

Settlement ? Structured Options For Structured Settlement Annuity .
Settlement €EURœ Structured Options For Structured Settlement Annuity Owners If you own the rights to structured settlement payments, you have several options open to you that you may or may not choose to exercise...

Should I Sell My Structured Settlement Payments? | allfinance
A common question from people who have annuities and structured settlements is, Should I sell my structured settlement payments? When you do this you get...

In Antitrust Blitz, FTC Targets Consummated Mergers
There's no such thing as a done deal. That's the message from federal antitrust enforcers, who in recent months have ramped up attacks against consummated mergers, aggressively breaking up already combined companies. In the past two weeks alone, the Federal Trade Commission announced two consent orders requiring companies to sell off assets from past mergers. It's not new for the antitrust ...

The power of life time income in a low interest rate world - Legal Broadcast Network (blog)

The power of life time income in a low interest rate world
Legal Broadcast Network (blog)
Additionally, if properly designed this income can be either tax free, if a qualified section 104 structured settlement, or substantially tax free if used .

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INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE v. EVERHART - Leagle.com

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE v. EVERHART
Leagle.com
The parties settled the case for $250000 in a structured settlement before a medical review panel issued its decision. Next, Everhart filed a claim against .

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Fitch Affirms Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation (Rhode Island), Series 2002
Fitch Ratings affirms three classes from Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation , series 2002, and revised the Outlooks as follows: --$109,770,000 series 2002A tax-exempt turbo term bonds due June 1, 2023 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$168,260,000 series 2002A tax-exempt turbo term bonds due June 1, 2032 at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Negative from Stable; ...

Fitch Affirms New York Counties Tobacco Trust III, Series 2003
Fitch Ratings affirms three current interest turbo term bonds from New York Counties Tobacco Trust III series 2003, as follows: --$24,115,000 due June 1, 2027 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$15,175,000 due June 1, 2033 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$40,390,000 due June 1, 2043 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable...

Fitch Affirms Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation 2005
Fitch Ratings has affirmed four classes of tobacco settlement asset-backed current interest turbo term bonds from Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation , Series 2005, and revised Rating Outlooks as indicated below: --$29,600,000 due June 1, 2021 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$24,100,000 due June 1, 2026 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; ...

Fitch Takes Various Actions on Silicon Valley Tobacco Securitization Authority 2007
Fitch Ratings has affirmed five classes and downgrades one class of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds from Silicon Valley Tobacco Securitization Authority, , series 2007, and revised Rating Outlooks as indicated below: --$43,604,065 series 2007A, due June 1, 2036 affirmed at 'BBB'; Outlook to Negative from Stable; --$11,339,136 series 2007A, ...

The Halpern Group Announces Organizational Changes
Springfield, NJ, July 06, 2010 -- -- The Halpern Group, a Recovery Management and Structured Settlement company headquartered in Springfield, NJ, today announced several organizational changes...

Settlement Marketplace Company Makes Promise to Needy Children
The services of a structured settlement company allow individuals who receive settlement payments from court wins, lotto wins, pension accounts, etc., to cash out their payments for one lump sum...

Fitch Affirms California County TSA's (Los Angeles County) Series 2006
Fitch Ratings affirms and revises Rating Outlooks on seven classes from California County Tobacco Securitization Agency series 2006, as follows: Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds 2006A senior convertible capital appreciation turbo term bonds: --$69,743,134 due June 1, 2021 at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Negative from Stable; --$53,944,662 due June 1, ...

Number of inmate lawsuits climbing steadily in N.J.
Like so many others, the lawsuit was written by hand and riddled with spelling errors. It came from an inmate at Passaic County Jail. He told of being denied food and water, days without a shower and getting kicked by a guard...

Pre-Structured Settlement Loans For Auto Accident Victims .
Pre-Structured Settlement Loans For Auto Accident Victims If you were involved in an auto accident and injured you may be considering or be in the middle of a lawsuit; against the person, a company or insurance provider...

Fitch Affirms Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Series 2000
Fitch Ratings affirms 11 classes from Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, series 2000, as follows: Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds current interest serial bonds: -- $820,000 due May 15, 2019 at 'BBB+', Outlook Stable; -- $105,000 due May 15, 2019 at 'BBB+', Outlook Stable; -- $780,000 due May 15, 2020 at 'BBB+', Outlook Stable; ...

The Three Mysteries of Cup Noodles
So convenient. So cheap. So mysterious. Please join me on a voyage to explore its many secrets...

Goldman's $550 Million Settlement: Its Best Trade Ever
Goldman Sachs has long been known for being a sharp trader. And the settlement announced with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday seems like a great trade. Goldman agreed to pay $550 million to settle charges that it had misled investors about mortgage-related products. How is this a smart trade for Goldman, its top executives, and its shareholders? Let us count the ways...

Legislation to Modernize California Guarantee Fund Advances - Insurance News Net (press release)

Legislation to Modernize California Guarantee Fund Advances
Insurance News Net (press release)
. from $100000 to $250000 for annuity coverage; and $250000 for structured settlement annuity limits -- are the first since the association was created in .

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Financial reform hurts poor people - Richmond Register

Financial reform hurts poor people
Richmond Register
He is the founder of McNay Settlement Group, a structured settlement and financial consulting firm. Read more about Don at www.donmcnay.com.

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Fitch Affirms Rensselaer Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. (New York) Series A 2001
Fitch Ratings affirms nine classes from Rensselaer Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation , tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds, series A 2001, as follows: --$245,000 serial bonds due June 1, 2011 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$270,000 serial bonds due June 1, 2012 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$295,000 serial bonds due June 1, 2013 at 'BBB+'; ...

Fitch Takes Various Actions on Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation 2008
Fitch Ratings has affirmed eight classes and downgraded four classes of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds from Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, series 2008, as follows: Current interest serial bonds: --$1,315,000 series 2008A due June 1, 2011 affirmed at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; --$1,445,000 series 2008A due June 1, 2012 ...

HK monetary authority still investigates 169 Lehman-related cases
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Friday investigation of over 99 percent of 21,674 Lehman- Brothers-related complaint cases has been completed while the remaining 169 cases were still under investigation...

Is a Structured Settlement Right for you? Sell Structured .
If you had the misfortune of being involved in an accident of some type, aStructured Settlement may be in your best interest. A structured settlementcan help...

Woodbridge Structured Funding, LLC Announces a 100 Million Dollar Commitment . - PR Web (press release)

Woodbridge Structured Funding, LLC Announces a 100 Million Dollar Commitment .
PR Web (press release)
Scott Schwartz, Vice President stated, "This forward commitment from our group of investors will enable us to purchase structured settlement payments, .

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How the Structured Settlement Protection Act Can Help You | SeeCNN
Before we go into the details of the structured settlement act and how you can take advantage of this act it is important that you understand what structured...

The Hartford taps Eknaian as chief actuary of wealth management division - Hartford Business

The Hartford taps Eknaian as chief actuary of wealth management division
Hartford Business
Eknaian returned to The Hartford in 2006 as director of structured settlement product management and, in 2008, became head of Enterprise Risk Management for .

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What Should You Do With Your Structured Settlement? EUR traviswire's EUR¦
When selling your structured settlement you don't have to sell the entire settlement. If you know what you are going to invest your money in you can sell enough payments to fund it (maybe with a little bit of fun money for yourself) and ...

Fitch Affirms New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV Series 2005
Fitch Ratings affirms nine classes from New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV series 2005, and revised the Outlooks as follows: Tobacco Settlement asset-backed bonds senior current interest turbo term bonds: -- $6,965,000 due June 1, 2021 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; -- $4,520,000 due June 1, 2026 at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable; -- $54,610,000 due June 1, ...

Buying Structured Settlement | Structured Settlement Review
RBS could sue Goldman over $800m loss on Abacus deal State-owned bank could take legal action against US firm fined $550m by SEC for its role in sale of...

Construction of new teaching hospital pushed back
If everything goes perfectly, medical center would open in 2014..

Indo-Pak: Terms of Endearment
Receive HTML? Irreconcilable differences and mismatched expectations wrecked the Foreign Minister's summit between Pakistani External Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna last week in Islamabad...

Fitch Takes Various Actions on Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation 2005
Fitch Ratings has downgraded one class and affirmed one class of tobacco settlement asset-backed bonds from Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation, series 2005, and revised Rating Outlooks as indicated below: --$13,084,280 series 2005A bonds due Aug...

Another Can't-Miss Deal That Can Miss Spectacularly
Investors are abuzz over the "guaranteed" yields of 5.75% to 7.75% offered by an unusual instrument called a "factored structured settlement." Here's why you should pass on them...

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The Problem With Factoring, Part 5 -- "The Bottom Line" - Legal Broadcast Network (blog)

The Problem With Factoring, Part 5 -- "The Bottom Line"
Legal Broadcast Network (blog)
This is the final segment in the series on common misconceptions and complaints about structured settlement factoring. Previously posted videos were: This .

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What is a Structured Settlement Broker? | Il First Time Home Buyer
There are many pros and cons to a structured settlement versus a lump sum payment. If you already have a structured insurance settlement in...

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Wealthy Prehistoric Settlement
Bulgarian archaeologists have found what has been described as a wealthy 8000-year-old town close to the Danube city of Ruse. The town, which flourished between 5 800 BC and 5 500 BC had well-organized streets and even two-storey houses with oak floors...

SEC makes Goldman man up
By forcing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to admit a "mistake," US regulators may be signaling a more confrontational approach to future settlements that could expose Wall Street to more investor lawsuits...

How to evaluate structured settlement buyout offers
"It's my money and I need it now!" That late-night TV declaration, which has spawned dozens of YouTube parodies , invites owners of financial instruments called "structured settlements" to cash in their guaranteed streams of future income for upfront lump sums...

Should You Sell Your Structured Settlement? - PR-USA.net (press release)

Should You Sell Your Structured Settlement?
PR-USA.net (press release)
If you plan to sell your structured settlement for lump sum cash, be sure you understand what you may be losing. If you're involved in a structured .

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Yanisse Adrian v Mesirow Structured Settlements, LLC. Major news for structured settlement brokers
In an important ruling for trial lawyers and defense attorneys, the US District Court in Puerto Rico ruled on an issue that has bothered lawyers for decades as to whether a trial lawyer or plaintiff can rely on the representations of a defense structured settlement broker as to the value or tax implications of a structured settlement annuity...

Strategies for Handling a Structured Settlement Cash Award .
Strategies for Handling a Structured Settlement Cash Award Many consider research to be dull and often boring. But some people love doing it. And few in this rare group are also skilled writers who present their results in an engaging ...



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