EXHIBIT 23.1




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         We have issued our report dated January 31, 2003, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report of Camco Financial
Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We hereby consent
to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements
of Camco Financial Corporation on Forms S-8, File No. 333-94113, effective
January 5, 2000 and File Nos. 333-90142, 333-90152, 333-90158 and 333-90166
effective June 10, 2002.



/s/GRANT THORNTON LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
March 28, 2003