The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT). $ r- K& |/ k- q/ h+ l+ l . t# f* M: Y. N# y; i0 V% d9 N2 OA government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government will reduce the maximum amortization period of a mortgage to 25 years from 30 years, and lower the level of home equity that can be borrowed against to 80 percent from 85 percent.0 h$ C# D, ~1 y( _' G