EXHIBIT 23.6



                         CONSENT OF HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
MB-MidCity, Inc. of our opinion, dated April 19, 2001 with the respect to the
merger between MidCity Financial Corporation and MB Financial, Inc., and to the
references to our firm in such Registration Statement. By giving such consent,
we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.



                                                     HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC


                                                     By: /s/ Eugene Katz


June 29, 2001