Exhibit 32.2
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
I, Dennis J. Zember, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”), do hereby certify, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
| 1. | The Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Periodic Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: November 21, 2007
| /s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr. |
Dennis J. Zember Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
