Look at some of the other issues which hold companies back.

Giant holding companies have taken control of some association members.

"We want to hold companies operating outside their own country to the same rules they have at home," he said.

"Any of the other advertising holding companies, it would be a different story."

Under the plan now being discussed, the Fed would give up its authority over all 6,444 bank holding companies.

Magazine as one of America's top 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies.

The two bank holding companies agreed to merge in July.

They are all closely held companies and do not publish their profits.

The merger of the two bank holding companies was completed on October 1, 2005.

But 150 bank holding companies will have to raise an additional $14.1 billion of capital so that they themselves can meet the higher requirements.