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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of The Charles Schwab Corporation of our report dated
January 20, 1999 relating to the financial statements of U.S. Trust Corporation,
which appears in the U.S. Trust Corporation's 1998 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the financial
statements of U.S. Trust Corporation, which appears in the U.S. Trust
Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 22, 2000. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
February 22, 2000