EXHIBIT 32.2

                 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                      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 Defiance Financial Corp. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John
C. Wahl, 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 and in connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of sections 13(a) or 15(d)
   of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

2. The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material
   respects, the company's financial condition and results of operations.


Date: August 9, 2004                                /s/ John C. Wahl
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                                                    John C. Wahl
                                                    Chief Financial Officer