Seacoast Financial Services (SCFS) S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

EXHIBIT 23(f)

CONSENT OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR

We hereby consent to the inclusion of the Opinion of McConnell, Budd & Romano, Inc. as Annex C to the Form S-4 Registration Statement of Seacoast Financial Services Corporation to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed acquisition of Abington Bancorp, Inc. and to the references to the work completed by our firm as financial advisor to Abington Bancorp, Inc. in the text of the related proxy statement/prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

/s/    MCCONNELL, BUDD & ROMANO, INC.

McConnell, Budd & Romano, Inc.

December 18, 2003