Dire financial circumstances or perhaps alluring television commercials promising “Why wait for your structured settlement” have driven some people to look for huge paydays by cashing in their settlements early. But the evidence shows the only ones making big bucks in the deals are the companies offering them by taking advantage of the desperate or impatient.
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