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EX-15.1 - EXHIBIT 15.1 - NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORP /DE/ex15_1.htm
10-Q - NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORPORATION 10-Q 3-31-2011 - NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORP /DE/form10-q.htm

EXHIBIT 32.1

NORTHERN STATES FINANCIAL CORPORATION





Section 906 Certification

     We hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that this quarterly report of Northern States Financial Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Northern States Financial Corporation as of and for the periods covered by the Report.
 

Date:          May 2, 2011                           
By:
/s/ Scott Yelvington  
    Scott Yelvington  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
Date:          May 2, 2011                           
By:
/s/ Steven Neudecker  
    Steven Neudecker  
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer