EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
    
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement No. 333-24173 of Bank Plus Corporation on Form S-4 of our
report dated February 7, 1997, which is included in the Annual Report on Form 
10-K of Bank Plus Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1996, and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
such Registration Statement.     

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California
    
June 10, 1997