DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.
FORM 10-Q (continued)

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

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



         This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and accompanies the
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (the "Form
10-Q") of Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer").

         I, Michael J. Ross, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Issuer, certify that:

         (i)      The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                  (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

         (ii)     The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Issuer.



Dated: May 10, 2003

                                                 /s/ Michael J. Ross
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                                                    Michael J. Ross
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer,
                                                Dearborn Bancorp, Inc.