First Horizon National Corp., the parent of First Tennessee Bank, saw its fourth quarter loss widen, thanks, in part, to charges related to loan repurchases. The company — which lost $70.6 million in the quarter (compared to $52.8 million in 3Q) — said it is dealing with a "challenging economy." In the fourth quarter it booked a foreclosure and loan repurchase provision of $59.3 million. (It did not identify where the loan repurchase requests came from.) In mid-2008 it sold a large portion of its residential mortgage and servicing platform to Metropolitan Life which has a banking affiliate. In the fourth quarter of 2008 the bank lost $63.1 million,
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