I have heard that, even here in Kanagawa Prefecture, some non-manufacturing firms whose ability to procure financing tends to be heavily dependent on their revenues have been concerned about their own financing conditions after the earthquake.
The foregoing questions underscore the difficulties entailed in anticipating the range of financial issues that may be presented in merger cases and in trying to resolve the issues that have been anticipated solely through consideration of hypotheticals. This conclusion is one of the reasons the Federal Reserve decided not to develop and issue a rule or detailed guidance on the financial stability factor.