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 ...

Eligibility for need-based financial aid depends on the student’s demonstrated financial need. Structured settlements can change how a student's financial aid is evaluated. Financial need is the ...

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

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 ...