How to Avoid a Bad Credit Situation - Structured Settlement to the Rescue

Oct 30
08:23

2009

Michael Buffton

Michael Buffton

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This article explains how structured settlements can be leveraged to avoid harmful credit situations that can negatively effect your credit score and ability to receive loans. Structured settlements can be turned into capital quickly and effectively protect you from debt.

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A few decades ago,How to Avoid a Bad Credit Situation - Structured Settlement to the Rescue Articles taking credit was an action that was looked down on and only resorted to when a person was totally in a very bad situation and needed desperate monetary help to get out of it. Today's term credit represents a whole industry that makes a living because of people like us who take credit not because we desperately need it but because transactions this way are much easier. You can even choose to buy things that you could never afford if there was no credit facility. For example, by taking a car loan you are able to purchase that dream car of yours and pay the amount periodically in lesser divisions over a period of time. Hence it has become very common on the part of the lay man to go for a loan for everything.

Loan also comes with a rate of interest that has to be paid to the lender. We often don't study different rates of interest and opt for a random loan thinking that we will be able to clear it. In some cases, this proves to be false. If this happens then your dream car or home might be re-possessed by the loan lender. But if you have a structured settlement, you will quite effectively be able to launch yourself from the situation. Wonder how? Let me explain.

Since you are reading this article, I assume that you are familiar with the term "Structured Settlement". As mentioned above, structured settlements can be your savior in a situation where you have no other way but to give up your most loved possession. If you didn't know, there funding companies out there which buy structured settlement from individuals. You can always sell your structured settlement to such companies and receive a lump sum settlement. Though the lump sum received would not be equal to the amount you would have eventually received in case of a structured settlement, it may still help you to keep your desired possession. In some cases, the lump sum from the structured settlement will save the dignity and respect that the individual receives.

The process of selling your structured settlement is a complex one and you as common man definitely need some expert advice on this topic. It is not advisable to go about this process without the guidance of an industry expert who can guide you based on his knowledge and experience in the field.