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House to take up housing bill on Thursday

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill on Thursday that would let bankruptcy judges rewrite home loans and shield mortgage servicers who modify loans from bondholder lawsuits. (link)

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