Exhibit 99.2



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 Amended  Quarterly  Report of BankAtlantic  Bancorp,
Inc. (the  "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended  September 30, 2002 as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  I, James A. White, 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 results of operations of the Company.



By/s/James A. White
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Name: James A. White
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 21, 2003



     The foregoing certificate is provided solely for purposes of complying with
Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002  and  for  no  other  purpose
whatsoever.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any
of the Company's  previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  that might incorporate the
Company's  future filings,  including this Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q/A,  in
whole or in part, this  Certificate  shall not be incorporated by reference into
any such filings.