Ameriquest to Expand IL Servicing Facility

Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and Argent Mortgage, both subsidiaries of Ameriquest Capital Corp., have announced plans to expand their mortgage servicing operations in a move that will create 2,100 new jobs in the Schaumburg, Ill., area.Ameriquest said it will be subleasing an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot office building for the expansion and that the 2,100 new jobs will come online incrementally over the next three years. Ameriquest Mortgage, headquartered in Orange, Calif., is a retail lender. Argent Mortgage, based in Irvine, Calif., is a wholesale lender that works with independent mortgage brokers.