Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-55905 of Nordstrom Credit, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report
dated March 8, 1996, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nordstrom
Credit, Inc. for the year ended January 31, 1996.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington


March 29, 1996