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                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS




To Foothill Independent Bancorp:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
2-89744 on Form S-8 filed March 1, 1984, Registration Statement No. 33-57586 on
Form S-8 filed January 29, 1993, Registration Statement No. 33-64584 on Form S-8
filed June 17, 1993, and Registration Statement No. 33-83854 on Form S-3 filed
September 12, 1994, of our report dated January 26, 1996 on the consolidated
financial statements of Foothill Independent Bancorp as of December 31, 1995 and
1994 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995
included at Page 35 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.

                                        /s/ Vavrinek Trine Day & Co.

                                        VAVRINEK, TRINE, DAY & COMPANY
                                        Certified Public Accountants

March 26, 1996
Rancho Cucamonga, California




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