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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - Manhattan Bancorpa2197666zex-32_2.htm
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10-K - 10-K - Manhattan Bancorpa2197666z10-k.htm

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and accompanies the annual report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Manhattan Bancorp (the "Company").

        I, Deepak Kumar, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:

1.
The Form 10-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

2.
The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial statements included in such reports.

Dated: March 25, 2010

    /s/ DEEPAK KUMAR

Deepak Kumar
President and Chief Executive Officer



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Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002