**EXHIBIT 31.2**

 

**PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14 OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

**CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER**

 

I,Sherri R. Billings, certify that:

 

1.              I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Qof First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

 

2.              Based on my knowledge, this report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this quarterly report;

 

3.              Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.              The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e) and internalcontrol over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

 

a)              designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly reportis being prepared;

 

b)             designed such internal control over financialreporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding thereliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statementsfor external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples;

 

c)              evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of theend of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)             disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’sfiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;and

 

5.              The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofRegistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)              all significant deficiencies and material weaknessesin the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

 

b)             any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have  asignificant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
| Date:  | July 24,  2008 | By:    |   /s/ Sherri R. Billings  |
|--------|---------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
|   |                |   |   Sherri R. Billings      |
|   |                |   |   Chief Financial Officer |

 

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