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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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The Board of Directors
FA Holdings, Inc.

We consent to the inclusion of our report dated June 4, 1997, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheet of FA Holdings and Subsidiary as of December
31, 1996, and the related consolidated statements of stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the acquisition closing period ended December 31, 1996, which
report appears in the Form 8-KA of National Processing, Inc. dated January 8,
1998.

Louisville, Kentucky
January 8, 1998
                                                /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP