of the Ameriquest entities were transferred to Arnall with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud the plaintiffs in this action." Former Ameriquest employees alleged that they were pushed to falsify documents on bad mortgages and then sell them to Wall Street banks looking to make fast profits. There is growing evidence that such mortgage fraud may have been at the heart of the financial crisis of 2007 to 2010. Charity Ameriquest operated the Soaring Dreams Fund, which donated money to initiatives that help children. During the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season, the fund was promoted on race cars, whose designs were picked in a contest. See also United States housing bubble Mortgage industry of the United States References External links Ameriquest $325 settlement press release with links to agreement and fact sheet Forbes Magazine top 400 entry for Roland Arnall NPR: Former Ameriquest Workers Tell of Deception Mortgage lenders of the United States American companies established in 1979 Financial services companies established in 1979 Financial services companies disestablished in 2007 Defunct companies based in California 1979 establishments in California 2007 disestablishments in California Subprime mortgage lenders subprime mortgage crisis Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007