Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATIONS
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 Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (the "Company") for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Report"), each of David A. Bochnowski, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Robert T. Lowry, Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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.
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Dated: October
29, 2010
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/s/ David A. Bochnowski
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David
A. Bochnowski
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Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Robert T. Lowry
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Robert
T. Lowry
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Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial
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Officer
and Treasurer
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A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and will be
retained by NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.