EXHIBIT 23.2


                  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




The Board of Directors
Broad National Bancorporation


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Broad National Bancorporation of our
report dated January 15, 1998, relating to the consolidated
statements of condition of Broad National Bancorporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1997, which report is included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Broad National Bancorporation for
the year ended December 31, 1997, incorporated by reference in 
the Registration Statement.  We also consent to the reference to
our Firm under the caption "Experts". 



                                   KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




Short Hills, New Jersey
January 21, 1999