EXHIBIT 32.1

         THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION IS PROVIDED BY THE UNDERSIGNED PRESIDENT
AND PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CENTRUE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ON THE BASIS OF
SUCH OFFICER'S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH 18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002.

                                  CERTIFICATION

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Centrue Financial
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2007 (the
"Report"), I, Thomas A. Daiber, President and Principal Executive Officer of the
Company, hereby 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)
              of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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/ THOMAS A. DAIBER
                                                    ----------------------------
                                             Name:  Thomas A. Daiber
                                             Title: President and
                                                    Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 10, 2007

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