Judge: Borrower Claims Challenging Foreclosure Barred By Collateral Estoppel

Mealey's (June 24, 2022, 9:26 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on June 6 dismissed claims brought by a borrower in a lawsuit challenging her mortgage lender’s initiation of foreclosure proceedings stemming from the borrower’s default on her mortgage loan, ruling that the borrower is collaterally estopped from bringing her claims, which she brought as counterclaims in the state court foreclosure action....