I have a structured settlement and I NEED cash NOW!

[trof]

DAMN I HATE those commercials.
I get an earworm for the rest of the day.

Wonder what kind of rip-off deal the poor bastards get who bite?

[NightWatcher]

1. I worked with a guy who got 25k from a 40k settlement

I take that back. He was offered 25,000 and told them to pound sand.

[trof]

2. That's about what I figured.

[Danny H Connecticut]

4. better than 10k

[LiberalFighter]

6. They need to understand that they are making money from the deals.

At their expense. $$$$

[Danny H Connecticut]

3. bad deals

[bluedigger]

5. You can't win if you won't play.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

7. I figure a good many of the people who bite aren't suckers

They're people who are in such dire straits that they have no choice but to accept a shitty deal because they can't wait for their settlement to pay out. Ever notice how many more of these parasites there seem to be since the economy went south? Hell- if I had a few hundred grand and no conscience, seems like it would be a sweet racket to get into.

[kentauros]

8. Here, this'll help that earworm:

[Rex]

9. YES!!!

I so hate those adds. The ones with Montel Williams are no better and now I've seen two others that are equally as horrible.

However...the ITS MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW...is a horrible thing to say when it is not actually true and is now known by one and all.

ITS MY BRAIN AND I NEED IT NOW!

[kaiden]

10. Here's what's happening at my law firm:

We represent plaintiffs in a Multi-District Litigation -- product liability. There is a settlement, but some plaintiffs will receive much more money than others, depending on mitigating factors. Some of the clients have signed up with these "legal funding" companies. The companies charge 215% of what they loan the person. So, say you want money now, you know you have a settlement, but you don't know how much it will be. You borrow $12,000 and you immediately owe over $24 grand. What if you're injury is on the lower end and you only receive a settlement amount of $6,000? I'd say you're pretty much screwed.

[RedCloud]

11. It's OUR money and I want you to have a big chunk right now!

[fizzgig]

12. i just got that damn thing out of my head

saw it earlier, for what was probably the third time today.