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                                                                   EXHIBIT (23)A






The Board of Directors
First of America Bank Corporation:



         We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
registration statement.



                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick
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                                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK



Chicago, Illinois
June 2, 1994