[ZURMUEHLEN & COMPANY LETTERHEAD]

                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


                   Consent Of Independent Public Accountants


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Eagle  Bancorp on Form S-8 of our report dated August 13, 1998 on the  statement
of  financial  condition  of American  Federal  Savings  Bank  appearing  in the
prospectus  filed under the Securities Act of 1933 that relates to  Registration
Statement No. 333-93077 filed on Form SB-2.


                                        /s/  Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C.
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Helena, Montana
March 10, 2000