EXHIBIT (99)(iii)

M & F BANCORP, INC.

Certification of Periodic Financial Report

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officers of M & F Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in that Form 10-QSB fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 13, 2003	/s/    LEE JOHNSON, JR
	Lee Johnson, Jr.
	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 12, 2003	/s/    FOHLIETTE W. BECOTE
	Fohliette W. Becote
	Chief Financial Officer

*This certification is made solely for purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.