Exhibit 23 Independent Auditors' Consent The Board of Directors CCB Financial Corporation We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 33-51657 and No. 333-20457) on Form S-8 of CCB Financial Corporation of our report dated May 2, 1997, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 1996 annual report on Form 11-K of the CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Raleigh, North Carolina June 27, 1997