Atlanta 1/14/2012 9:15:00 AM
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Get a Fair Lump Sum Payment for Future Lottery Winnings

Many lottery programs pay their winners in installments over time. This is very beneficial to winners because it allows them to rely on the additional income and to know when they are going to get their payments. Sometimes situations arise where a lottery winner needs to cash out their future payments to cover their current expenses. If a lottery winner is strapped for cash they can always sell their future payments for a lump sum payment.

Situations can spring up where you need money now. Medical expenses, car payments, house renovations and more can come up at a moment’s notice and leave you scrambling to pay. When you sell all or some of your lottery payments to another company you can receive a lump sum cash payment to help you through your struggle.

You need to work with a company that can give you a fair value for your future lottery payments. There are a lot of companies that will buy your lottery payments from you with the intention of selling them soon after they acquire them. Because they sell them at a higher price than they paid to you, they make a profit. The profit that they make is money that should be yours.

To eliminate these companies from taking money that can be yours you need to go directly to the final buyer, a bank. Working with a bank can help you get more money from your lump sum payment because they are not interested in selling the payments to make money.

Working with a bank is also advantageous because banks are more established than many other companies. For example AnFed Bank is a bank that purchases future lottery winnings. They have been in the lottery payment finance industry for years and are a division of BofI Federal Bank (NASDAQ: BOFI). Because they are an established bank, AnFed Bank and banks like treat you fairly to give you lump sum payment.

Selling your future lottery payments can get you the cash that you need to take care of your financial problems or buy the big ticket item that you have always wanted. You need to make sure that you are getting the best deal possible and to working with a bank is the best way to feel confident about your sale.