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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
First American Corporation:


We consent to the use of our audit report dated February 13, 1998 on the
consolidated financial statements of Cheatham State Bank and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1997, contained in this Registration Statement and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement.


                                        /s/ Maggart & Associates, P.C.


Nashville, Tennessee
August 18, 1998