Exhibit 32.2

FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION 10-K

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 First Acceptance Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brent J. Gay, Chief Financial Officer 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 to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, 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 at the dates and for the periods indicated.

/s/ Brent J. Gay

Brent J. Gay

Chief Financial Officer

March 14, 2017

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to First Acceptance Corporation, and will be retained by First Acceptance Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.