After the state of West Virginia amended article 6N of its Consumer Credit and Protection Act this past summer, the litigation funding industry has essentially been prevented from operating in the state. And that’s exactly what industry opponents were hoping for.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DRB Financial Solutions, LLC (DRBfinancial.com), and its wholly-owned subsidiary U.S. Claims (USClaims.com), America’s premier pre-settlement funding company, today announced that U.S. Claims has closed on yet another private placement transaction. This marks the company’s second litigation advance backed transaction of the year and DRB Financial’s fourth term securitization transaction involving this asset class overall. It primes U.S. Claims to continue its run of impressive growth.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 23, 2019 / A leading pre-settlement funding provider, Baker Street Funding LLC, announced today the closing of a series A round of investment into their Attorney Funding Division. Founded in 2018, Baker Street Funding has quickly become a rising star in the legal funding space and their core business model is to provide plaintiffs with much needed liquidity while their case is awaiting settlement. The newly named Attorney Funding Division will provide Attorney Funding to law practitioners across the country.
Couples save for weddings, not divorces. As a result, many are cash-strapped and taken aback by the high costs of divorce. This places undue burden on attorneys, who must often choose between working on contingency or turning away clients. Fortunately, divorce attorneys can leverage divorce funding options, which allow receivables to be covered as they emerge.
KATONAH, NY / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2019 / Modeso LLC dba RapidFunds (“RapidFunds” or the “Company”) announced today that it has closed on a $70 million term loan facility, consisting of a $40 million delayed draw term loan and $30 million accordion feature, with a multi-billion dollar institutional investment firm. This financing provides the Company a long-term capital partner to enable RapidFunds to grow its business and expand its network of law firm relationships.
Tom Girardi, of the eponymous law firm Girardi Keese, has been ordered to deliver to his financials to the court after he failed to pay $6MM of a $16MM settlement with Law Finance Group. Law Finance sued Girardi for failure to repay a $15MM loan, and eventually settled on the $16MM figure, only to claim that Girardi skipped out on the final $6MM payment.
Oasis Financial announces the appointment of Greg Zeeman as its new Chief Executive Officer. Zeeman takes over responsibilities from interim CEO, Jack Lavin. Oasis Financial is the nation’s leading provider of consumer litigation finance solutions to plaintiffs, attorneys, and medical providers through its Oasis and Key Health brands. Both Mr. Zeeman and Mr. Lavin will continue to serve on the company’s Board of Managers.
