EXHIBIT 32

                  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                             CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



                                                                      Exhibit 32

                            Certification pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Richard P.  McStravick,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer and Anthony J.
Fabiano,  Chief Financial Officer of Sound Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")
each  certify in his  capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed
the annual  report of the  Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended March
31, 2006 and that to the best of his knowledge:

      (1)   the report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) 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.

The purpose of this  statement  is solely to comply  with Title 18,  Chapter 63,
Section  1350 of the United  States  Code,  as  amended  by  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

June 8, 2006                               /s/ Richard P. McStravick
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Date                                       President and Chief Executive Officer

June 8, 2006                               /s/ Anthony J. Fabiano
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Date                                       Chief Financial Officer