(December 7, 2017, 2:07 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 5 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a borrower’s claims asserted against a lender and loan servicer related to his default on a mortgage, but vacated the court’s denial of his request to amend his complaint and to add a new claim, finding that the court failed to give its reasons for denying leave (Robert Macias v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, et al., No. 17-902, 2nd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24488)....