The Finance Department says Flaherty is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT). & Q6 Z& M) G# l+ y 8 M& l6 ]6 k! j7 y5 CA 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.5 u/ B. @9 H: Z, B4 k! D