Exhibit 31.4
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, SECTION 302
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Donald P. Hileman, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
| 1) | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of First Defiance Financial Corp. (the “registrant”); |
| 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; |
Dated: April 3, 2012
/s/ Donald P. Hileman |
| Donald P. Hileman |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
