INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors CCB Financial Corporation We consent to the use of our report dated January 21, 1997 included in CCB Financial Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 incorporated herein by reference in the Registration Statement to register 500,000 shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to the CCB Financial Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Our report dated January 21, 1997 refers to the fact that on January 1, 1994, CCB Financial Corporation adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Raleigh, North Carolina March 10, 1998