EXHIBIT 23(b)



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Fleet Bank, National Association:

We consent to the incorporation by reference herein in Form S-3 of Fleet
Financial Group, Inc. of our report dated January 18, 1996 relating to the
consolidated statement of condition of National Westminster Bancorp Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated
statement of operations, statement of changes in equity capital and statement of
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1995, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Fleet Financial
Group, Inc. dated March 25, 1996 and to the reference to our Firm under the
heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.  Our report refers to changes
in the methods of accounting for investments and accounting for postretirement
benefits other than pensions.


                                   /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


New York, New York
December 3, 1996