LNB Bancorp, Inc.

                             Exhibit to Form 10 - K/A

                  (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002)

                         S - K Reference Number (23.2)



               Consent of Independent Accountants with respect to
               The Lorain National Bank 401(k) Plan (registration
               number 333-53210) for the plan year ended December 31,
               2002 filed as an amendment to the annual report on
               Form 10-K.



































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                        Consent of Independent Accountants
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The Plan Administrator
LNB Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
No. 333-53210 of LNB Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated May 30, 2003,
relating to the statements of assets available for plan benefits of The
Lorain National Bank 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related statements of changes in assets available for plan benefits for
the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedules, which report
appears in Amendment No. 2 to the 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of LNB
Bancorp, Inc.







/s/ KPMG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 26, 2003

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