Exhibit 32.1

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


         In connection with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Republic First
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
each of the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice
President and Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company,  certifies,  to the best
knowledge and belief of the signatory, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.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/ Harry D. Madonna                         /s/ Paul Frenkiel
President and Chief Executive Officer        Executive Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer


Date: November 14, 2003                      Date:  November 14, 2003