MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- AARP has named First Horizon National Corp. to its annual list of AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50. This is the second consecutive year that First Horizon -- parent company of FTN Financial, First Horizon Home Loans and First Tennessee Bank -- has received this honor. AARP recognized the 35 companies on its 2004 list for their best practices and policies for valuing the mature worker.
This honor adds to First Horizon's list of recognition as one of the nation's best employers:
-- Seven years -- Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for
in America
-- Two years -- Business Ethics magazine's 100 Best Corporate
Citizens
-- Nine years -- Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for
Working Mothers
The entrants were evaluated on innovative practices toward workers 50 and older including recruitment practices, continuing opportunities for advancement, flexible work schedules and benefits for current and retired employees. The awards recognize companies for valuing a growing percentage of the workforce. Nationally, 14 percent of the workforce is 55 or older now, and that percentage is expected to reach 19 by 2012. More information on the AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 is available at www.aarp.org.
About First Horizon
The 12,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services to individual and business customers through hundreds of offices located in more than 40 states. The corporation's three major brands -- FTN Financial, First Horizon and First Tennessee -- provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
-- Capital markets, with one of the nation's top underwriters of U.S.
government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, with one of the nation's top 15 mortgage
originators and servicers, which earned a top-10 ranking in
customer satisfaction from J.D. Power and Associates
-- Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in
Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any
bank in the country
FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP, Working Mother, BusinessWeek and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation's 100 best corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine. More information can be found at www.FirstHorizon.com.