EXHIBIT 23(b)
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              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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We have issued our reports dated February 27, 1998, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of INMC Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
and Subsidiaries and the consolidated financial statements of IndyMac, Inc. and
Subsidiary included in the Annual Report of INMC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of said reports in this Form S-8 Registration
Statement of IndyMac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (formerly INMC Mortgage Holdings,
Inc.).



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 3, 1998