Top Companies: This Week's Reviews
J.G. Wentworth
40 Morris Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
866-386-3102
www.jgwentworth.com
Services Offered: Structured settlement payments
Company Overview: J.G. Wentworth first started in 1983 as an insurance fund that provided insurance to high risk drivers. In 1991, they were established as a merchant bank that dealt with healthcare transactions. By the late 1990s, J.G. Wentworth was fully focused on the structured settlement and annuity business, with their first major transaction worth over $70 million, which occurred in 1997. By 2005, the company had more than 100 employees at their headquarters, and $2 billion in funding. Now the company has over 200 employees and is still growing.
Our Review: J.G. Wentworth is a great company. Even though they started off in a completely different industry, they have great options for structured settlement payments and other services. The website is a little tricky to get around in some places, but with contact information and customer service right at your fingertips, it’s a great site to check out.
User Review: J.G. Wentworth was so helpful to me. I had a structured settlement where I was receiving about $12,000 each year, but I needed the whole payment to take care of some medical bills and to keep my house out of foreclosure. I went to J.G. Wentworth, and they bought my settlement for a great price, allowing me to get the money I needed quickly.
Stone Street Capital
7316 Wisconsin Ave
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-586-7786
www.stonestreet.com
Services Offered: Structured settlement payment
Company Overview: Stone Street Capital has been in business for over 20 years. They buy payment streams from clients that have structured settlement payments, annuities, personal injury claims, lawsuit settlements, and lottery winnings. The company was founded in 1989, and has purchased more than $1 billion in future payment streams from its customers.
Our Review: Stone Street Capital has a good service. Their length of time in business gives them a great reputation, and they are always willing to work with any customer. They are very friendly, and their goal is customer service, which is great. The website is really easy to use, and contact information is readily available at every turn.
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Sovereign Funding Group
10430 Fair Oaks
Columbia, MD 21044
877-836-4461
www.sovereignfunding.com
Services Offered: Structured settlement payments
Company Overview: Sovereign Funding has over 100 funding sources for structured settlement, annuity, and other large settlement purchases. The company is based in Maryland, and is committed to giving their customers the best and least complicated experience possible. The company was founded in 2002, and has helped thousands of customers since their inception.
Our Review: Sovereign Funding has a lot of places to work with to get you the money you need. This can make them a great choice. However, they are a newer company, so make sure that they’re comparable to companies that have been around a little longer. All in all, they’re worth a look, and the customer service will be useful if you need it.
User Review: Sovereign Funding got me so much money for my structured settlement, and I didn’t have to wait 20 years to get it all. I didn’t realize that the payout option would cost me so much of my settlement, but I still got $560,000 of the $1.2 million that I was originally awarded, so that’s not too bad considering that I needed the money up front.
Patriot Settlement
2799 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd.
Suite 111
Boca Raton, FL 33431
888-306-2187
www.patriotsettlement.com
Services Offered: Structured settlement payments
Company Overview: Patriot Settlement offers structured settlement purchases to consumers with no expenses or legal fees. They focus their reputation on customer service and providing the best possible information and services to each customer. The company has been in business since 2004, and they are located in Florida, but they serve customers around the country.
Our Review: Patriot Settlement is a good company. We like their emphasis on customer service and friendly transactions. They’re a newer company, but they’re definitely good at what they do. The website is really easy to get around, and finding the contact information you need isn’t a problem at all, since the phone number is on every page of the site.
User Review: Patriot Settlement was able to get me a payout on my structured settlement in about a week. I was really amazed with their service. I had a settlement from a lawsuit, and getting $50,000 a year for the next ten years wasn’t working for me. I had a lot of bills to pay, and I wanted to enjoy the money for a little while, so I took a lump payment by selling to them, and got a great deal.