Exhibit 32.2



                            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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Paul Frenkiel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 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 result of
               operations of the Company.


Date: March 18, 2005                    By:/s/ Paul Frenkiel
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                                           Paul Frenkiel,
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer






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