Exhibit 32.1

                            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 of the registrant on Form 10-K
for the period ending December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned certifies
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.


Date:  March 29, 2004                 By:       /s/ Stephen H. Wacknitz
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Stephen H. Wacknitz
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

            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 Temecula Valley
Bancorp Inc. and will be retained by Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc. and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.