EXHIBIT
31.2


CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002





I,
Donald A. Pitcher, certify that:





1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Temecula Valley Bancorp
Inc.;





2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a  material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;





3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;





4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure  controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:





(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;





(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial  reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial  reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted  accounting
principles;





(c)  Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and





(d)  Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control  over financial reporting;
and





5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):





(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and





(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.





Date:    March
14,
2008                                                                                               By:
/s/ Donald A.
Pitcher


Donald
A. Pitcher


Executive
      Vice President &


Chief
      Financial Officer