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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              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 this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Sun Community Bancorp Limited of our
report dated April 19, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Sun Community Bancorp Limited which is contained in that Prospectus. We also
consent to the references to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.
 
                                          BDO SEIDMAN LLP
 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
April 19, 1999