UNION PLANTERS CORP, S-4/A, EX-23.1, 2000-12-11

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Union Planters
Corporation of our report dated January 20, 2000 relating to the consolidated
financial statements, which appear in Union Planters Corporation's 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.




/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
December 11, 2000