INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Capital Corp of the West:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-41440) on Form S-8 of Capital Corp of the West of our report dated
January 26, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Capital Corp
of the West and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income,
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December 31, 2000,
annual report on Form 10-K of Capital Corp of the West.

/s/ KPMG


San Francisco, California
March 28, 2001