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                                  EXHIBIT 23.3


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



           We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Westbank Corporation (the "Company") on Form S-4 of our report
dated February 6, 1998 incorporated by reference in the Company's 1997 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and appearing in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to
Shareholders and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement-Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


                                            /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

                                            DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Hartford, CT
September 30, 1998