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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY
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                                  Exhibit 99.2


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
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I, Thomas J. Prescott, Chief Financial 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 March 31, 2003 (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: May 14, 2003                               BY:  /s/Thomas J. Prescott
                                                       ---------------------
                                                        Thomas J. Prescott
                                                        Chief Financial Officer


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