When most people think of settlements, they think of the large payouts that celebrities and high-profile individuals receive. But did you know that there are also structured settlements? A structured ...

Structured settlements arise from legal settlements where the amount of damages is paid to the recipient as an annuity over a period of years. This might result from a settlement in an accident case ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...

The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees will see a full-court press this week as the structured settlement industry holds its annual convention in Washington, DC. Among the industry’s ...