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A structured settlement used to be just that. Structured and etched in stone. In the past decade or so that process has gotten some relief. Attorneys with a qualifying client and a lot of summary presentations could eventually change the structure and free up some cash.

That process has become so streamlined nowadays that there are specific law firms set up to do nothing but, get you your money. With this niche market developing came a new breed of lender or funding source. With the build up of services and clients, the settlement broker was given birth to. As with any growth business handling the customer interface becomes a business in itself. Some firms try to handle the entire sell annuity payments process themselves.

While brokers do provide a needed service, sometimes the service they provide is little more than adding a handling fee to the chore of getting you your money while someone else does all the work. Others are quite helpful. They assemble a group of potential funding sources and present your case.

These sources then bid for your business by trimming rates and adding perks all to entice you to let them to sell annuity packages that were granted in your name. Make sure you don’t over pay or by checking for complaints with the national Better Business Bureau and spend a day checking out those who want to help you in this process.