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CERTIFICATIONS |
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| I, Christopher H. Pinkerton, certify that: |
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| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Income Funds; |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a |
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of |
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the |
period covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information |
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of |
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to |
include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this |
report; |
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| 4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and |
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the |
Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in |
Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such |
| disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that |
| material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is |
| made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which |
| this report is being prepared; |
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| | (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such |
| internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide |
| reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of |
| financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted |
| accounting principles; |
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| | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and |
| procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the |
| disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of |
| this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control |
| over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period |
| covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially |
| affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s |
auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing |
the equivalent functions): |
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| | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or |
| operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to |
| adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report |
| financial information; and |
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| | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other |
| employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial |
| reporting. | |
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| | | | By: | /S/ CHRISTOPHER H. PINKERTON |
| | | | | Christopher H. Pinkerton |
| | | | | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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| | | | Date: | June 8, 2011 |