B&C News Briefs Æ Ameriquest Mortgage hopes to hit a home run through a new sponsorship agreement with Major League Baseball. The multi-year deal will make the California-based retailer baseball’s official mortgage lender. The sponsorship agreement, part of an aggressive sports marketing campaign launched by Ameriquest and affiliate Argent Mortgage, will make the company the title sponsor of baseball’s in-stadium and online balloting for the All-Star game in Houston as well as the All-Star Final