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                                                                    Exhibit 99.2




                                       NPC
                                       Consultants In Transaction Technology




FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

                                             Dan Shingler
                                             National City Corporation
                                             (216) 575-2441


                  NATIONAL PROCESSING REACHES AGREEMENT ON SALE
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                     OF REMITTANCE PROCESSING BUSINESS LINE
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         LOUISVILLE, KY., MAY 6, 1999 -- National Processing, Inc. (NYSE: NAP)
has reached a definitive agreement with First Tennessee Bank, National
Association, a subsidiary of First Tennessee National Corporation (Nasdaq:
FTEN), for the sale of National Processing's Remittance Processing unit with
locations in Louisville, Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix. The Remittance Processing
business line performs services including the receipt of payments on behalf of
customers and performance of related posting and settlements of customers'
accounts receivable systems. The transaction, valued at approximately $6
million, is expected to close shortly.

         Robert E. Showalter, president and chief executive officer of National
Processing, said, "The sale of the Remittance Processing unit will permit
National Processing to focus on core business lines, including merchant credit
card processing, imaging and travel-related businesses." Remittance Processing
is the last of four National Processing business units to be sold, two of which
have already closed, and the third sale is pending. National Processing included
in its first quarter 1999 results a charge to reflect the actual and estimated
costs to divest these business lines, including Remittance Processing.

         First Tennessee's President of Business Financial Service John C.
Kelley Jr. said, "We are pleased with this acquisition, since it fits well with
our long-term strategy for developing our remittance processing business. We
intend to offer employment to current employees and to continue serving existing
clients, as well as seek expanded business opportunities."



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         National Processing is a leading provider of transaction processing
services and customized processing solutions. Approximately 88 percent of the
company is owned by National City Corporation (NYSE:NCC).

         First Tennessee, headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is a nationwide,
diversified financial services institution. Among its services are transaction
processing services including credit card merchant processing, nationwide check
clearing and other transaction-oriented cash management products.


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