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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7


            CONSENT OF ALEX SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING L.P.


We hereby consent to the inclusion in Amendment No. One to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of MB-MidCity, Inc. of our opinion, dated April 19, 2001
with 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.


                                           /s/ ALEX SHESHUNOFF & CO.
                                               INVESTMENT BANKING LP


AUSTIN, TX
August 31, 2001