OC Register - "Subprime's grip slips" (1-28-07)

"Many of Orange County's boldest lenders are struggling to stay in the black – and in some cases to stay in business – as their customers miss mortgage payments in record numbers. H&R Block's Option One in Irvine is up for sale. So is Ameriquest Mortgage in Orange. ECC Capital of Irvine is selling its loan-making operations to New York's Bear Stearns Cos., although the sale has been delayed."