AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATON
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AmericanWest Bancorporation (the “Corporation”) for the quarter ending June 30, 2003 as filed on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Wes Colley, the Chief Executive Officer, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 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 result of operations of the Corporation. |
Date: August 12, 2003
By | /s/ Wes Colley | |
Wes Colley President and Chief Executive Officer |