Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION 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 NorthWest Indiana Bancorp
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2002 (the "Report"), I,
Edward J. Furticella, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer 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:

         (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.


                                            /s/ Edward J. Furticella
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                                          Edward J. Furticella
                                          Executive Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                          August 14, 2002



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