Your only structured settlements news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Research and Markets: Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments read story Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments   Structured Settlement Institute: Texas Courts Again Reject Imperial Finance's Anti-Competitive Acts read story BOCA RATON, Fla., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas courts (1) have once again ruled against Imperial Finance's continued attempts to stifle competition. A Texas court last month rejected for the fifth time Imperial's anti-consumer attempts to prohibit customers from selling their structured settlements to persons other than Imperial. Imperial sought to prohibit its customers from ...   Maryland Association for Justice Suggests Strategic Capital to Members read story Strategic Capital Corporation announced today that the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) issued a letter suggesting that its members use the company to sell structured settlement payments.New York, NY (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 The Executive Director of the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., David B. Walls, has written a letter to member attorneys regarding its position on selling structured ...   Transamerica Violates Annuity Exemption In Texas read story BOCA RATON, Fla., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Structured Settlement Institute:   A.M. Best Removes Ratings of 321 Henderson Receivables V LLC From Under Review read story OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications the debt ratings on three tranches of securities issued by 321 Henderson Receivables V LLC (Series 2008-3) (the issuer), a special purpose Nevada limited liability company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the debt ratings of “aaa” on $74,646,000 Class A-1 8.00% Fixed Rate Asset Backed ...   Structured Settlement Institute: JG Wentworth Sued Over Attempts To Defraud And Harm Consumers read story BOCA RATON, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JG Wentworth parent JGWPT Holdings and its president David Miller have been sued for colluding with competitors to fix prices in a recently filed lawsuit.(1) Among other charges, J.G. ...   Woodbridge Structured Funding Experiences Record First Quarter in Structured Settlement and Lottery Divisions read story Woodbridge Structured Funding, LLC, announced record growth in their structured settlement and lottery divisions during the first quarter of 2012 with a 40% increase in fundings over Fourth Quarter 2011Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 Woodbridge Structured Funding, LLC, announced record growth in their structured settlement and lottery divisions during the first quarter of 2012 with a 40 ...   MetLife Announces First Quarter 2012 Results read story MetLife, Inc. today reported a first quarter 2012 net loss of $174 million, or $0.16 per share, which was driven by derivative net losses of $1.3 billion, after tax, that were largely due to increases in interest rates and MetLife’s lower credit spreads during the quarter.   Deutsche Bank And MORTGAGEIT Settle Federal Fraud Charges For $202 Million read story On May 3, 2011, a civil fraud lawsuit was filed by the United States against Deutsche Bank AG, DB Structured Products, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (collectively ?Deutsche Bank?) and MORTGAGEIT, INC. (?MORTGAGEIT?) seeking damages under the federal False Claims Act for repeated false certifications to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (?HUD?) in connection with the ...   JG Wentworth Sued For Deceptive Trade Practices read story BOCA RATON, Fla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JG Wentworth parent JGWPT Holdings has been accused of engaging in widespread deceptive trade practices in a recently filed lawsuit.(1) A longtime industry participant alleges Peachtree and Wentworth deceive consumers into believing they are competing with one other, when in fact they are sharing databases which are used to support high ...