Exhibit 99.2

                             NORDSTROM CREDIT, INC.

                                13531 EAST CALEY

                            ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80111

                        CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
                  OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Michael G. Koppel, the Vice President and Treasurer of Nordstrom Credit, Inc.
(the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2003 (the
"Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

         -        fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         -        the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

                                              /s/ Michael G. Koppel
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                                              Michael G. Koppel
                                              Vice President and Treasurer
                                              April 17, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Nordstrom Credit, Inc. and will be maintained by Nordstrom Credit,
Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.