CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Triangle Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-4 (File No. 333-XXXX) of our report dated
January 20, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of
Triangle Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, which report has been
included in Triangle Bancorp, Inc.'s 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and, our
report dated December 19, 1997 on our audit of the supplemental consolidated
financial statements of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, giving
retroactive effect to the merger consummated on October 2, 1997, which report
has been included in the Form 8-K dated December 22, 1997. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the captions "Conditions to Consummation of the
Merger", "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences"", "Accounting Treatment",
"Legal and Tax Matters" and "Experts."


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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    Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Raleigh, North Carolina
January 9, 1998






CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Triangle Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-4 (File No. 333- ) of our report dated January
17, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Guaranty
State Bancorp as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1996, which report has been included in
Guaranty State Bancorp's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Conditions to Consummation of the
Merger", "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences", "Accounting Treatment",
"Legal and Tax Matters" and "Experts."


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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    Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Raleigh, North Carolina
January 9, 1998