Exhibit 32 - CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The  certification  set forth below is being  submitted in  connection  with the
Quarterly Report of Interchange  Financial Services  Corporation (the "Company")
on Form  10-Q for the  quarter  ending  September  30,  2005 as  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report").

The undersigned, Anthony S. Abbate, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and Charles T. Field, Senior Vice President and 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 the best of 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.


Dated: November 9, 2005

                                /s/ Anthony S. Abbate
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                                Anthony S. Abbate
                                President and Chief Executive Officer


                                /s/ Charles T. Field
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                                Charles T. Field
                                Senior Vice President and CFO