EXHIBIT 32.2

                           CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


     I, Lisa K. Vansickle,  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
First  Banks,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  certify,  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     (1)  The Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the annual  period
          ended  December  31,  2007  (the  "Report")  fully  complies  with the
          requirements of Sections 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:  July 30, 2008

                                          By: /s/ Lisa K. Vansickle
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                                                  Lisa K. Vansickle
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial and
                                                  Accounting Officer)