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  • BEFORE A CASE IS AVAILABLE

    In a typical secondary market structured settlement transaction, a seller approaches an attorney, a factoring company, or other entity with a specific payment stream to sell.  The originator agrees on a discounted price for the payments and commences the work necessary to transfer the payments to their own account or to a new owner.

    Once key hurdles such as carrier confirmation of the payments  and initial court filings are passed, these diverse sources of origination offer their payment streams for sale.  If it is a good payment, from a good company, the DCF Exchange will buy it and provide the name of its business trust and account numbers in care of a payment servicer as the Assignee in the various transfer documents.

  • MARKETING A CASE

    We market cases with three different statuses- “In Stock”, “In Review” and “In Pipeline”.  In Stock can close right away.  In Review cases are in our final legal review and typically ready for sale in 3-5 days.  Cases marked as In Pipeline may be 30 to 60 days.

  • CASE STATUS IN THE INVENTORY

    All currently available payments are listed in our web-based inventory system, and display whether they’re In Pipeline, In Review, or In Stock.

    “In Pipeline” simply means the case can be reserved, but is not guaranteed to close. Buyers seeking certainty and speed of execution should consider instead our “In Stock” cases. DCF Income Payments marked as “In Pipeline” are in the court approval process. While you can reserve an “In Pipeline” case, the transaction may take 30 days or more to close. If the case isn’t approved in court, the transaction is canceled. There’s no cost to reserve a case and no cost to you if the case is not approved.

    “In Review” cases marked are approved in court and in the final stages of our legal review process. “In Review” cases are typically ready to close in 5-10 days.

    “In Stock” means that the case has passed all due diligence and is ready for immediate funding. The case is available for immediate re-sale as it is in inventory. DCF Income Payments marked as “In Stock” are ready for immediate sale. These cases
    have been thoroughly reviewed, and the court transfer and approval are complete.

    “48-Hour Hold” cases means they has been held temporarily for another party. Feel free to contact us to place a backup hold for your client.

    “Reserved” cases have been reserved by another party, but the transaction hasn’t closed yet. We do accept backup offers, so it’s smart to keep an eye on the “Reserved” list.

    Because this is a fast-moving marketplace, our buyers pick cases nearly always in the “In Pipeline” stage while they are being processed and before the court date. These buyers are aware that occasionally cases (about 1 in 15) do not close, and that generally, and with most of the delays due to the court process.

  • RESERVATION AND CONTRACTS

    After you select a case to buy, our unique and revised procedure requests minimal documentation from you.  We have eliminated the hassles of the transaction. Our newly revised Purchase Offer tells us how you want your checks to be made out and where mailed to, such as a Trust, an LLC, Joint Tenants, etc, and describes the purchase terms and conditions.

    See the Sample Documents page for samples of all the docs you may find in a case.

  • LEGAL REVIEW

    With every case, the DCF Exchange, LLC puts its capital on the line before any purchaser reserves the case, and has a deeply vested interest in making sure the payment stream is transferred fully and completely.

    Only after we know it’s done, and done right, is it made available to the Purchaser to fund and close. The review process involves the following steps:

    • Thorough review of the court order and supporting court documents, including:
      • Petition
      • Proof of service on all interested parties
      • Final signed and file stamped court order
    • Review of all of the disclosures to the original annuitant and interested parties required by state law
    • Verification with the insurance carrier that the assigned payments exist and are available to be transferred
    • Confirmation of a clean credit check, lien search, and docket search on the original annuitant to verify that the structured settlement payments can be transferred free and clear.
    • Confirmation by the insurance carrier via acknowledgement or stipulation agreement of the court ordered transfer of the payments.
    • Examination of the transfer and assignment documents to ensure that all right, title, and interest in the cash flows are conveyed absolutely and irrevocably to the purchaser.
    • Preparation of Absolute Assignment of Cash Flows
  • Closing Book

    fter legal review of the case, a Closing Book will be prepared and sent electronically to you for review and digital signature.

    The Closing Book shows the entire chain of title documenting the assignment of the payment stream from seller/ annuitant, through intermediaries, to DCF Exchange and then to the end purchaser, and include the court order, annutiy contract, and assignemtn confirmation documentation.

  • FUNDING

    Page 1 of the closing book also contains the wiring instructions to fund the transaction.  Only after the Purchaser or their legal counsel has had time to sufficiently review the close book is it time for funding.

    All purchaser funds are handled by GoldStar Trust, our banking partner.  Purchasers fund into a dedicated escrow account unique to each case, and GoldStar handles the release of all collateral claims and escrow disbursement for the transaction.