CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
American National Financial, Inc.:

The audit referred to in our report dated August __, 1998 relating to the 
consolidated financial statements of American National Financial, Inc. as of 
and for the year ended December 31, 1997, included the related financial 
statement schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997, included 
in the registration statement.  These financial statement schedules are the 
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion on these financial statement schedules based on our audit.  In our 
opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to 
the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly 
in all material respects the information set forth therein.

The audits referred to in our report dated August __, 1998 relating to the 
financial statements of ANFI Predecessor, as defined in note 1 to the 
financial statements, included the related financial statement schedules as 
of December 31, 1996, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended 
December 31, 1996 and for the six months ended June 30, 1997, included in the 
registration statement.  These financial statement schedules are the 
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion on these financial statement schedules based on our audits.  In 
our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation 
to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all 
material respects the information set forth therein.

We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.




Orange County, California
August __, 1998