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EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 Title 18,
United States Code)
     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of First BanCorp., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
     The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Form l0-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section l3(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
Date: March 2, 2009
  /s/ Fernando Scherrer
 
     Name: Fernando Scherrer
     Title: Executive Vice President and
               Chief Financial Officer