Exhibit 32

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350

In connection with the Annual Report of Synchrony Financial (the “registrant”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “report”), we, Margaret M. Keane, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Brian D. Doubles, Chief Financial Officer, of the registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that to our knowledge:

1.	The report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.	The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.

Date: February 23, 2017

/s/ Margaret M. Keane

Margaret M. Keane President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Brian D. Doubles

Brian D. Doubles Chief Financial Officer