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