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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1
                                                                     (Form 10-K)


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          CONSENT OF WIPFLI ULLRICH BERTELSON LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in (1) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-47686 dated May 5, 1992) pertaining to the Citizens Banking
Corporation Second Amended Stock Option Plan; (2) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-61197 dated July 21, 1995) pertaining to the Citizens Banking
Corporation Stock Option Plan for Directors; (3) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-09455 dated August 2, 1996) pertaining to the Citizens Banking
Corporation Amended and Restated Section 401(k) Plan and (4) the Registration
Statement (Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 on Form S-8 No. 333-86569
dated December 22, 1999) pertaining to the F&M Bancorporation, Inc. stock option
plans, of our report dated February 4, 1999 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of F&M Bancorporation, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the years
ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 included in the annual report (Form 10-K) of
Citizens Banking Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ Wipfli Ullrich Bertelson LLP

Wipfli Ullrich Bertelson LLP

Green Bay, Wisconsin
March 27, 2000