<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information from the Registrant's consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such consolidated financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000835767 <NAME> FDN,INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 99063 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 571654 <ALLOWANCES> 136158 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1643382 <PP&E> 1074789 <DEPRECIATION> 102533 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6106974 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3118719 <BONDS> 3978495 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 47121 <OTHER-SE> 1037361 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 6106974 <SALES> 308366 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 308366 <CGS> 417452 <TOTAL-COSTS> 417452 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1448346 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1790 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 416105 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1975327 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1975327 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1975327 <EPS-BASIC> .05 <EPS-DILUTED> .05