Exhibit 99.1

                          MICROFINANCIAL, INCORPORATED
                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  REGARDING ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002


      Richard F. Latour, President and Chief Executive Officer of
MicroFinancial, Incorporated, (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, to the
best of his knowledge, based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the Year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Covered Report") and, excepts as
corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

-     the Covered Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
      or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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


In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has signed this Certification as of this
April 15, 2003.

                                          /s/RICHARD F. LATOUR
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                                          President and Chief Executive Officer