Asta Funding Stock Company Profile
Information
210 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632
201-567-5648
www.astafunding.com
Description
Asta Funding, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in consumer receivable business in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Consumer Receivables, Personal Injury Claims, Structured Settlements, and GAR Disability Advocacy. It involved in the purchase, management, and servicing distressed consumer receivables, including charged-off receivables consisting of accounts that have been written-off by the originators and might have been previously serviced by collection agencies; semi-performing receivables, including accounts where the debtor is currently making partial or irregular monthly payments, but the accounts might have been written-off by the originators; performing receivables comprising accounts where the debtor is making regular monthly payments that might or might not have been delinquent in the past; and distressed consumer receivables, such as the unpaid debts of individuals to banks, finance companies, and other credit providers. The companys distressed consumer receivables include MasterCard, Visa, and other credit card accounts, which were charged-off by the issuers or providers for non-payment. It also invests in funding personal injury claims. In addition, the company also purchases periodic structured settlements and annuity policies from individuals in exchange for a lump sum payment. Further, it assists claimants in obtaining long term disability benefits from the social security administration. Asta Funding, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.