EXHIBIT 23.1a


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Sun Community Bancorp Limited
Phoenix, Arizona

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus  constituting a part of Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Sun Community Bancorp Limited
of our report  dated  January 29, 2001  relating to the  consolidated  financial
statements  of  Sun  Community  Bancorp  Limited  which  is  contained  in  that
Prospectus.  We also consent to the reference to us under the caption  "Experts"
in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 21, 2001