The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT). - x4 g/ F4 V5 u( u& F 4 `+ o; b, M; ]+ v& _% Q+ T( xA 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. |: X7 g1 A3 T' D