Stifel Financial (SF) 10-Q 2010 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Stifel Financial Corp. (the "Company") hereby certifies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2010

/s/ James M. Zemlyak                                               

James M. Zemlyak
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.