EXHIBIT 24 [LETTERHEAD] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors TCF Financial Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference of our report dated January 20, 1998, relating to the consolidated statements of financial condition of TCF Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in the Decmber 31, 1997 Form 10-K of TCF Financial Corporation, in the following Registration Statements of TCF Financial Corporation: Nos. 33-43030, 33-57633, 33-14203, 33-22375, 33-40403, 33-53986 and 33-63767 on Form S-8. /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota March 27, 1998