EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Belvedere Trust Mortgage Corporation
San Francisco, California
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated May 3, 2005, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Belvedere Trust Mortgage Corporation, which is contained in that Prospectus.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
BDO Seidman, LLP
Los Angeles, California
September 9, 2005