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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the 1981 Stock Option Plan
Registration Statement No. 2-76121 on Form S-8, the 1991 Stock Option Plan
Registration No. 33-41318 on Form S-8 and the Key Employee Stock Grant Plan
Registration Statement No. 33-50442 on Form S-8 of our report dated January 24,
1997, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CVB Financial Corp. for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.


/S/Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 6 1998