CommunityOne Bancorp 10-Q 2011 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Certification

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of FNB United Corp., a North Carolina corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Corporation fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all materials respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date: August 9, 2011	/s/ R. LARRY CAMPBELL
	R. Larry Campbell
	Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 9, 2011	/s/ MARK A. SEVERSON
	Mark A. Severson
	Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

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