1 EXHIBIT 23.7 CONSENT OF JULIA M. DI GIOVANNI The undersigned, JULIA M. DI GIOVANNI, hereby consents to being named in the accompanying Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Eldorado Bancorp (the "Registrant") as about to become a director of the Registrant in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which is described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus forming part of such Registration Statement. DATED: August 29, 1995 /s/ JULIA M. DI GIOVANNI ------------------------------- JULIA M. DI GIOVANNI