First Banks (FBSPRA) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

I, Lisa K. Vansickle, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Banks, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Quarter Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 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.

Date: May 10, 2013

By:	/s/	Lisa K. Vansickle
		Lisa K. Vansickle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)