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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
CVB Financial Corp. on Form S-4 of our report, dated January 29, 1999, on the
consolidated balance sheets of CVB Financial Corp. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of earnings,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1998 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of CVB
Financial Corp. for the year ended December 31, 1998, incorporated by reference
in the Proxy Statement-Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement,
and to the reference to us under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and
"Experts" in such Proxy Statement-Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
June 10, 1999
Los Angeles, California