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                                                                    Exhibit 32.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2005, as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission by
Republic First Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Paul Frenkiel, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to
18 U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 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 result of operations of
          the Company.


Date: May 13, 2005        By:/s/ Paul Frenkiel
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                             Paul Frenkiel,
                             Executive Vice President and
                             Chief Financial Officer