* Stocks Sink as Banks Skid (Rob Curran, Wall Street Journal)

* Foreclosure prevention: Basic eligibility guidelines (Philadelphia Inquirer)

* More mortgages past due in 4Q

* Mortgage Bankers Association: Almost 10% of N.C. homeowners delinquent or in foreclosure (Business Journal Portland)

* British house prices fall 2.3% in February (Times Online)

* Flooding in courthouse leads to tiff between Tobin and Forman (Scott Wyman, S. Florida Sun-Sentinel)

* Federal ‘bad bank’ would be bad news for real estate industry (Dallas Morning News)

* Daly introduces rule changes to aid struggling tenants (Rebecca Bowe, Bay Guardian)

* Lenders ‘review’ rate cuts (The Independent Online)

* Responsible action needed (Yuma Sun)