In an interview, Patrick argued that he took his progressive values into the corporations where he worked, and implemented significant changes, such as reforming lending practices at Ameriquest, pushing Texaco to quit an industry advocacy … [Read more...]
Globe reporter confirms that Dawn Arnall never donated to “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth”
The Globe's political editor, David Dahl, has written up a blog post confirming what I wrote a couple of weeks back: it doesn't look like Ameriquest's Dawn Arnall ever contributed anything to the ironically-named "Swift Boat Veterans for … [Read more...]
Patrick resigns from Ameriquest
From the Patrick campaign, received in my e-mail:Dear Friends,I am writing today to let you know about my decision to resign from the Board of Ameriquest's parent company. I want you to hear from me directly before you read about this in … [Read more...]
Will Reilly be first?
There is a very interesting op-ed in the Globe today by Tom Reilly's campaign finance chairman, Alan Solomont and Esther Schlorholtz from Boston Private Bank & Trust. While Ameriquest is not mentioned specifically, the subprime … [Read more...]
Ameriquest chairs appear never to have donated to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
A number of commenters, here and elsewhere, have been claiming that Roland and Dawn Arnall, the heads of Ameriquest, were major financial supporters (to the tune of $5 million) of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), the notorious … [Read more...]
Patrick should get out of Ameriquest
It's time for Deval Patrick to resign from the board of ACC Capital Holdings, the parent company of Ameriquest. Here are some reasons why.Mission accomplished. According to Patrick, he joined the ACC board in large part to help … [Read more...]
Yet another post on Ameriquest
OK, I know - I'm starting to seem obsessive about this story. But I think it's really important for lots of reasons. So here goes.Thanks to alert commenter timw, who posted on my most recent Ameriquest post a very interesting … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick steps up on Ameriquest
Three cheers for Deval Patrick for doing the right thing on Ameriquest. If you're on his mailing list you've probably already seen this, but just in case, here is Patrick's just-released statement on the Ameriquest settlement and his … [Read more...]
Ameriquest, day 3
Still not going away. Today's Herald has a story proclaiming that Tom Reilly accepted campaign contributions from employees of a Beacon Hill lobbying firm, one of whose clients is Ameriquest.Color me not shocked. It seems highly … [Read more...]