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EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Auditor
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Lexington B & L Financial Corp.
Lexington, Missouri 64067
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of Lexington B & L Financial Corp. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-29807),
of our report dated November 22, 2000, accompanying the consolidated financial
statements incorporated by reference in Lexington B & L Financial Corp.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2000.
/s/ Moore, Horton & Carlson, P.C.
Mexico, Missouri
December 27, 2000
