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Exhibit 23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
Pittsburgh Financial Corp. on Forms S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-35984 and
333-19805) pertaining to the Company's Stock Option Plans of our report dated
October 27, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Pittsburgh Financial Corp. and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 22, 2000
