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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-4 of The Charles Schwab Corporation of our report dated January 31,
2000, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of U.S. Trust
Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for the
three years ended December 31, 1999, which report is included in the Current
Report on Form 8-K of The Charles Schwab Corporation dated July 18, 2000. We
also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
October 27, 2000
