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EXHIBIT 99.2
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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation
(the "Company"), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:
(a) the Form 10-Q Report of the Company for the quarter ended March 31,
2003 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
May 14, 2003
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corporation and will be retained by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Financial Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.