POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Gerald P. Hendrick, Eugene W. McDermott or Heather L.

Duval, or either of them acting individually, the undersigned's true and

lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 with

respect to the securities of MicroFinancial Incorporated. in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form

3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and

timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it

being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such

attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents

and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,

with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in

serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect

to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued

by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed

writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 15th day  of  August, 2006.



     ___/s/ Richard Latour___

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     __Richard Latour_____

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