MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Horizon National Corp.'s (NYSE:FHN) enterprise technology division has earned its seventh appearance on the InformationWeek 500 list, ranking 48th among the nation's most innovative users of business technology.

First Horizon earned recognition for several innovative channel delivery technology solutions that enabled deposit growth and distinctive product offerings in First Horizon's Msaver Health Savings Account group.

"Through the past year's challenging economy, the enterprise technology team at First Horizon has maintained a clear focus on serving our business with innovative solutions to meet evolving business challenges," said Bruce Livesay, First Horizon's chief information officer. "We're honored to be recognized by InformationWeek for the ongoing commitment we make to provide inspired and highly effective technology solutions throughout the company."

First Horizon's Msaver business group is one of the nation's premier Health Savings Account financial administrators, serving thousands of employer groups, insurance agents, consultants, affinity associations and consumers nationwide. Enterprise technology developed innovative Internet solutions to help serve our Msaver clients, which translated into significant revenue for the bank and opened up new business potential.

Now in its 22nd year, the InformationWeek 500 tracks the information technology practices of the nation's most innovative IT organizations, providing a unique opportunity to understand and examine the business practices of these firms across core areas of operations including technology deployment, IT budgets, business-technology infrastructure and IT strategies.

About First Horizon

The approximately 6,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services through about 180 bank locations in and around Tennessee and 21 FTN Financial Group offices in the U.S. and abroad. First Tennessee has the leading combined market deposit share in the 17 Tennessee counties where it does business and one of the highest customer retention rates of any bank in the country. FTN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for institutional clients in the U.S. and abroad. FHN has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by AARP and Working Mother magazines. More information can be found at www.fhnc.com.

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