1 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference and use of our report, dated February 7, 2001, on the consolidated financial statements of Capital Directions, Inc., which appears on Page 12 of Capital Directions, Inc.'s 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, and is incorporated by reference in the Capital Directions, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, in the registration statement on Form S-8 for the Capital Directions, Inc. Incentive Stock Option Plan. /s/ Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP ---------------------------------- Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP Grand Rapids, Michigan March 23, 2001 21