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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



The Board of Directors
Stewart Information Services Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-48519, No. 33-48520, No. 33-58156, No. 33-59747, No. 33-62535, No. 333-03981,
No. 333-24075, No. 333-65971 and No. 333-77579) on Form S-8 of Stewart
Information Services Corporation of our report dated February 13, 2001, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Stewart Information Services Corporation
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, retained earnings and comprehensive earnings and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000,
and all related schedules, which report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual
report on Form 10-K of Stewart Information Services Corporation.



                                            /s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
March 20, 2001