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BOYNTON BEACH, FL., April 24, 2006 - Peachtree Settlement Funding is proud to announce the addition of Robert Ostrov to its Structured
Settlements division.
Mr. Ostrov, a former Assistant District Attorney from Orange County, New York, served as the senior attorney in the white-collar crime
unit specializing in insurance-related crimes. While serving as Assistant D.A., Mr. Ostrov was recognized for obtaining convictions
in several high-profile homicide cases in the New York area.
Mr. Ostrov also worked as a Financial Institutions Claims Analyst for American International Group (AIG), in its New York Office,
where he investigated claims in excess of $1.0 million.
He has also served as the Deputy Director of the Fraud Investigations Unit for the City of New York and as a Judge for the New York
City Housing Authority.
Deborah Benaim, Peachtree Settlement Funding Vice President and Director of the Structured Settlement Division, commented,
"We are fortunate to add such a talented and dedicated professional to our team." She further remarked, " We believe Mr. Ostrov
will be instrumental to our continued success in the court-ordered purchase of structured settlement payments."
Mr. Ostrov graduated cum laude from Tulane University where he received his B.A. He went on to earn his law degree from Fordham
University and his Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University.
About Peachtree Settlement Funding
Peach Holdings, Inc. is the parent (holding) company of the Peach group of companies, including, among others, Peachtree Settlement
Funding, Peachtree Life Settlements, Peachtree Pre-settlement Funding and Peachtree LBP Finance Company (together, "Peachtree").
Peachtree is a specialty factoring company that purchases high-quality deferred payment obligations. Through its group of affiliated
companies, Peachtree caters to people seeking to sell structured legal settlements, annuity payments, lottery prize payments,
sweepstakes awards, tobacco payments and life insurance policies. In addition, Peachtree provides cash advances to people with
pending personal injury claims. Peachtree has purchased over $2 billion of specialty receivables and continues to expand into
new areas by bringing institutional financing and professionalism to bear on underserved markets. For further information you may
contact our Public Relations Manager, Greg Meyer, at 866.274.6534 or at Gmeyer@lumpsum.com. Peachtree Settlement Funding's website
address is www.settlementfunding.com.
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to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall this press release or any part of it, or the fact of its
distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, or act as an inducement to enter into, any contract or
commitment whatsoever. In particular, this release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States.
Securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.
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operations, and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements.
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statements include, but are not limited to, the availability of adequate financing at reasonable terms, the ability of the Company
to securitize its financial assets on a timely basis, changes in tax or accounting policies applicable to the Company and its
subsidiaries, adverse changes in regulatory or licensing requirements, adverse changes in political, economic or market conditions,
increased competition in one or more of the Company's business lines, a loss of business continuity due to severe weather, acts of
terror or other catastrophes, the occurrence of material litigation, fluctuations in interest rates, and increasing costs. The
forward-looking statements included in this release are only made as of the date of this release, and the Company disclaims any
obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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