Ambac Financial (AMBC) 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of CFO 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 Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Thomas J. Gandolfo, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his 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/ Thomas J. Gandolfo
Name:	Thomas J. Gandolfo
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	November 9, 2004