CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
333-32681,  333-89839, 333-91184,  333-118812,  333-114436 and 333-128793 of Sun
Bancorp,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 15, 2006,  relating to the
consolidated  financial statements of Sun Bancorp,  Inc. and management's report
on the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  (which
expressed  an  unqualified  opinion;  the report on the  consolidated  financial
statements  includes  an  explanatory   paragraph  concerning  the  adoption  of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (R) and the change in
the method of accounting for  stock-based  compensation  to adopt the fair value
recognition  provisions of Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards Nos. 123
and 148 in 2003),  appearing in this Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Sun Bancorp,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 15, 2006