Mealey's (February 22, 2017, 11:34 AM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Feb. 21 denied a motion filed by 30 property owners to remand their claims related to a bank's denial of their requests for loan modifications, finding that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 (Abelardo Alonso, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 8:17-cv-238, M.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23580)....