EXHIBIT 23

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP





































                                   EXHIBIT 23





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-30589 and  Registration  Statement No.  333-59781of  FirstSpartan  Financial
Corp.  on Forms S-8 and  Registration  Statement No.  333-70393 of  FirstSpartan
Financial Corp. on Form S-3D of our report dated July 16, 1999, appearing in the
Annual Report of  FirstSpartan  Financial Corp. for the year ended June 30, 1999
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.












/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Greenville, South Carolina
September 23, 1999