Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of The Charles Schwab Corporation on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 23, 2004 (which reports express unqualified opinions and refer to an accounting change), appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Charles Schwab Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
May 19, 2004