Question: I am fortunate to be receiving an inheritance from my aunt and her estate is going through probate. I am astonished by the number of solicitations I’ve received from “probate loan” companies ...

That’s the pushback David Horton got after an article he co-wrote called “Probate Lending” published in a law review journal in 2016. The article described the business practice of offering an ...

If someone leaves you money in their will but you don’t want to wait until probate ends to claim it, you might consider getting an inheritance advance. An advance against an inheritance allows you to ...

Consumer advocates and critics, like Horton, disagree. And indeed, whether the companies offer loans or advances is not so clear. At least two probate companies include “loan” in their name, for ...