EXHIBIT 23(A)
 
                           INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Fleet Financial Group, Inc.:
 
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the accompanying
Registration Statement.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
September 4, 1998