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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc. of our report dated January 31,
2001, included in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Resource Bancshares
Mortgage Group, Inc., and to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-82105, 333-94863), and in the related
prospectuses, and in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-25613,
333-25611, 333-25885, 333-44289, 333-68909, 333-42782, 333-55054) of Resource
Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc. of our report dated January 31, 2001 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Resource Bancshares Mortgage
Group, Inc. and subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.


Atlanta, Georgia
March 28, 2001