First Bancorp (FBNC) 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

  Chief Financial Officer

  Certification 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 of First Bancorp (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Eric P. Credle, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(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 results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Eric P. Credle

Eric P. Credle

Chief Financial Officer

August 8, 2008

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to First Bancorp and will be retained by First Bancorp and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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