The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT). % O; u! w& `' |9 d; ?. s/ T, g * Y7 i1 d/ i9 b7 [8 nA 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.1 |. O& P5 L; y