CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Management of Each Fund" and "Financial Statements and Experts" and to the use of our report dated December 20, 2000 with respect to DLJ Municipal Trust Fund (one of the funds comprising DLJ Focus Funds), which is incorporated by reference, in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Warburg, Pincus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York February 12, 2001