EXHIBIT 23.4







FINPRO                                           26 Church Street o P.O. Box 323
                                                        Liberty Corner, NJ 07938
                                           (908) 604-9336 o (908) 604-5951 (FAX)
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                             Consent of FinPro, Inc.

We hereby  consent to the use of the form of our opinion  letter to the Board of
Directors of Westwood Financial Corporation,  to the Proxy  Statement/Prospectus
relating to the proposed merger of Lakeview  Financial  Corp.,  Lakeview Savings
Bank  and  Westwood  Financial  Corporation,  Westwood  Savings  Bank and to the
references to our Firm and such opinion in such Proxy  Statement/Prospectus.  In
giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons
whose  consent is required  under  Section 7 of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as
amended,  or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part
of such Registration  Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used
in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the rules and  regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.


/s/ FinPro, Inc.
FinPro, Inc.

January 15, 1998