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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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The Board of Directors
Financial Alliance Processing Services, Inc.:

We consent to the inclusion of our report dated June 4, 1997, with respect to
the balance sheet of Financial Alliance Processing, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FA Holdings, Inc. (New Company) as of December 31, 1996,
post-acquisition, and the related statements of stockholder's equity and cash
flows for the post-acquisition period ended December 31, 1996, and the
statements of operations, stockholder's equity, and cash flows of Old Company
for the pre-acquisition period from January 1, 1996 to 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