Proposals to revise loan rules and provide more refinancing flexibility await lawmakers when they reconvene today. As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress are considering a range of measures aimed at easing the current problems while preventing such a crisis from recurring in the future.

Proposals to revise loan rules and provide more refinancing flexibility await lawmakers when they reconvene today. As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress are considering a range of measures aimed at easing the current problems while preventing such a crisis from recurring in the future.