EXHIBIT 23.0



           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our reports dated February 27, 2006, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. and
subsidiaries, and management's report on the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First
Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Little Rock, Arkansas
June 27, 2006