Exhibit 32.1

1st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

135 EAST TUGALO STREET

P.O. BOX 880

TOCCOA, GEORGIA 30577

TELEPHONE: (706) 886-7571

May 15, 2023

Re:    Certification Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the quarterly report of 1st Franklin Financial Corporation (the "Company") for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned officer of the Company certifies, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

(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 as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

/s/ Virginia C. Herring

Name: Virginia C. Herring

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer