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Exhibit 99(b)

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Eugene M. McQuade, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of FleetBoston Financial Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that:

1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78m or 78o(d)); and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: November 14, 2002





				/s/ Eugene M. McQuade
				Eugene M. McQuade Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer

	1.		the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78m or 78o(d)); and

	2.		the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.