EXHIBIT 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

   PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

         The undersigned executive officer of Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc.
(the "Registrant") hereby certifies that the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
three months ended December 31, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information
contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

                                             /s/ Michael W. Helser
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Michael W. Helser, Treasurer and
                                             Chief Financial Officer

February 12, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc. and
will be retained by Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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