Selling a structured settlement can be great on many levels. Including, freeing up cash to pay for college, buying a home, or paying off debt. But, the question is, "Why do factoring companies take such a large chunk of the structured settlement or annuity?" The national average of 19.2% for a discount rate is just an absurd figure. Yes, there is a risk factor involved, taking on payments from a company that may not be around in 20 years.
The national average taken from a 2004 California Attorney's General report was 19.2%. If a structured settlement is going to be sold for a lump sum of money, the interest rates have to be much lower. A reasonable rate would be in the range of 10- 13%. With this rate both the factoring and the structured settlement owner would come out very happy.
Lets take a $200,000 structured settlement that is getting paid out evenly over the next 10 years. That is $2,000 per month. With the discount rate of 19.2% over the next 10 years, equals around $112,000 to the structured settlement owner. The factoring company is taking 44% of the $200,000.
With the discount rate of around 12%, the structured settlement owner would get a payout of around $140,000, that is almost $30,000 higher than the national average.
The factoring industry is heading this way in the future. It may take a few years, and a few more stunning reports, but the factoring industry is needed in many ways.
There are more and more structured settlement factoring companies offering great discount rates as low as 8%. These companies are the future of the industry.
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