Judge blocks key Hometap defenses in Massachusetts HEI lawsuit

The state alleges that Hometap’s flagship residential investment property (HEI) product is an “illegal, deceptive, oppressive and unconscionable mortgage in violation of the criminal usury statute.” Squires-Lee’s ruling means Hometap cannot argue that past interactions with government regulators — including meetings in which the company says it described its product and was not told to […]