EXHIBIT 23.2


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of FirstSpartan Financial Corp.("Company"), on Form S-3 of our report dated July
24, 1998, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended June 30, 1998, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Greenville, South Carolina
January 11, 1999