EXHIBIT 23.4



                         CONSENT OF HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC



         We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the description of our
opinion letter, dated October 6, 2005, under the caption "Opinion of Hovde
Financial LLC, Banking Corporation of Florida's Financial Advisor" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Synovus Financial Corporation. By giving
such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any
part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "expert" as
used in, or that would come within the category of persons whose consent is
required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.



                                        /s/Hovde Financial LLC
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                                        HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC



Washington, D. C.
January 18, 2006