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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, James H. Blanchard, Chief Executive Officer of Synovus Financial Corp. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)

the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 14, 2002		/s/James H. Blanchard
		James H. Blanchard
		Chief Executive Officer