Metro Bancorp (METR) 10-Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Certification of Metro Bancorp, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Metro Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 (the Report), that:

• The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and

• The information contained in the Report fairly represents, in all material respects, the Company's financial condition and results of operations.

/s/ Gary L. Nalbandian

Gary L. Nalbandian,

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Mark A. Zody

Mark A. Zody,

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 9, 2012

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.