Has there been too much "crying wolf" about Treasury guidance concerning the Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Fund?
Here's my February 9, 2009 post "Qualified Settlement Fund Use in Single Claimant Cases"
Make no mistake, the announcement that "the tax treatment of single-claimant 468B qualified settlement funds (QSF) has been eliminated from the list of tax priorities in the Priority Guidance Plan for 2009-2010 on November 24, 2009 by the United States Treasury Department and the Inter... Read Full Story
In another case of dispeling the "fast cash now" myth perpetuated by false advertiser Structured Asset Funding, this appears on the bulletin board of 123notary.com, dated September 17, 2009 at 1:30:28pm
"These folks cash-out structured payment programs. I was contracted to visit with a client on two occasions, $50.00 per visit to notarize a few forms and return via FedEx. The first event was July 17 and the second was on August 6, 2009. It is now September 17, and after numerous unreturned te... Read Full Story
In a state where former EPS broker John Bair's company coined the term "plantiffs' rights", Patrick Bencivenga of EPS Settlements Group's New York office sets the New York legal community abuzz with the revelation that US Congressman & Top Attorneys Support "Structered (sic) Settlements". Now there's something new!
Purportedly "structered settlements" go well "with fava beans and a nice chianti""
Bencivenga "Hannibal Lecter's" the words "structured settlement"
What's odd i... Read Full Story
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Patrick Hindert (patrickhindert) on Twitter
"Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now".
http://twitter.com/patrickhindert : twitter.com/patrickhindert
Number of Tweets by Patrick Hindert since April 2009 3 Followers 8So by Hindert's own standards the best way to discover what is happening right now IS NOT to follow Patrick Hindert. Word has it that Hindert's mentor Indiana professor Denham Grey is ... Read Full Story
After devoting 3 blog posts in August 2008 to an interview with recently deceased paralympian Randy Snow, Patrick Hindert has been predictably silent about his death last week in El Salvador at age 50.
Randy Snow was known as the only athlete in history to compete in three different sports and win medals in each. He won medals in basketball, track and tennis and competed in four Paralympics. After racking up several years worth of awards, Snow was the first Paralympian inducted into the Oly... Read Full Story
Kudos to David Springer of factoring company Sovereign Funding Group for joining those of us who speak out and expose bad business practices. Unlike some who feel its best to keep one's head in the sand , it's the pioneers like Dave who deserve credit for sticking their neck out in hope of making things better. Greater consumer and stakeholder confidence can result from the perception that industries are capable and actually do regulate themselves.
In his article published in Earth TImes in ... Read Full Story
Kudos to David Springer of factoring company Sovereign Funding Group for joining those of us who speak out and expose bad business practices. Unlike some who feel its best to keep one's head in the sand , it's the pioneers like Dave who deserve credit for sticking their neck out in hope of making things better. Greater consumer and stakeholder confidence can result from the perception that industries are capable and actually do regulate themselves.
In his article published in Earth TImes in ... Read Full Story
This author believes that its critical to draw out settlement planners' "factoring madam", Rhonda Bentzen of Bentzen Funding Solutions on issues to her structured settlement factoring funding source and servicer, Structured Asset Funding (SAF).
On July 28, 2009 Bentzen defended her position by stating with respect to the "Connecticut woman case" she chose not to vacate the SSPA/IRC 5891 Court order, as she "chooses not to do business that way". She states with out naming that "one of her com... Read Full Story
This author believes that its critical to draw out settlement planners' "factoring madam", Rhonda Bentzen of Bentzen Funding Solutions on issues to her structured settlement factoring funding source and servicer, Structured Asset Funding (SAF).
On July 28, 2009 Bentzen defended her position by stating with respect to the "Connecticut woman case" she chose not to vacate the SSPA/IRC 5891 Court order, as she "chooses not to do business that way". She states with out naming that "one of her com... Read Full Story
In posting Spencer v Hartford 4, Patrick Hindert, the Executive Director of TSSG (purportedly plaintiff exclusive Forge Consulting's defense arm) informs us of the schedule of further proceedings in the case. I guess he just wanted to exercise his fingers because you can be sure few people who need or care about the schedule are going to be going to Beyond Structured Settlements to make sure they arent' missing a critical deadline. The trial is set for Fall 2010.
For our readers and those who... Read Full Story
