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Capitol Hill testimony: Greater certainty and federal standards needed in mortgage lending

Sep 11, 2005

Wayne Lee takes charge of AmeriquestMortgagePress.comWayne Lee,Ameriquest,CEO,Kirk Langs Ameriquest Mortgage Company has named Wayne Lee as Ameriquest's new chief executive officer, while he continues at his current position as president of Argent Mortgage Company. Ameriquest CEO Kirk Langs has announced his retirement and Langs will assist him throughout the transition period. Ameriquest and Argent Mortgage are subsidiaries of Ameriquest Capital Corporation, but will operate independently and in the same manner as they do today. For more information, visit www.ameriquestmortgage.com.
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