EXHIBIT 23.4 TAX ADVISORS' CONSENT Board of Directors American Federal Bank, FSB Board of Directors CCB Financial Corporation We consent to the inclusion of our tax opinion dated April 18, 1997, regarding the federal and South Carolina income tax consequences of the Merger, in Exhibit No. 8 of the Form S-4 Registration Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to the quotation or summarization of our tax opinion and the references to our firm under the headings "SUMMARY -- Certain Income Tax Consequences" and "THE MERGER -- Certain Income Tax Consequences" in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Raleigh, North Carolina April 18, 1997