EXHIBIT 99.2

                                 Certification


     This   certification   is   provided   pursuant   to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and  accompanies the annual report on Form 11-K (the
"Form 11-K") for the year ended December 31, 2002 of the CRIIMI MAE  Management,
Inc. Retirement Plan (the "Issuer").

     I, Cynthia O. Azzara, Chief Financial Officer,  certify that to the best of
my knowledge:

(i)  the Form 11-K fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section  13(a) or
     Section 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.  78m(a) or
     78o(d)); and

(ii) the information contained in the Form 11-K fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.




June 27, 2003                                          /s/ Cynthia O. Azzara
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DATE                                                   Cynthia O. Azzara
                                                       Senior Vice President,
                                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                                         and Treasurer of CRIIMI
                                                         MAE Management, Inc.



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to CRIIMI MAE Inc. and will be retained by CRIIMI MAE Inc.and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.