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EX-31.2 - STERLING BANCORPi00335_ex31-2.htm
EX-32.1 - STERLING BANCORPi00335_ex32-1.htm

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

 

 

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Sterling Bancorp, a New York corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that:

 

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2012 (the “Report”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Dated: August 7, 2012      /s/ John W. Tietjen 
  Name: John W. Tietjen 
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

 

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