EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Weststar Financial Services  Corporation of our report dated January
16,  2002,  appearing  in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Weststar  Financial
Services Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Hickory, North Carolina
June 21, 2002