Exhibit 32

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

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Severn Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp”) does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of Bancorp on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 (the “Report”) 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 results of operations of Bancorp.

	SEVERN BANCORP, INC.
Date: March 22, 2017		/s/ Alan J. Hyatt
		Alan J. Hyatt, President, Chief Executive Officer
		and Chairman of the Board
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 22, 2017		/s/ Paul B. Susie
		Paul B. Susie, Executive Vice President,
		and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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