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Exhibit 23.4
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CONSENT OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS
October 5, 2000
LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation
707 E. Main Street, 11th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
our letter to the Board of Directors of Atlantic Financial Corp., included as
Appendix II to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus that is a part of this
Registration Statement, and to the references to such letter and to our firm in
such Proxy Statement-Prospectus. In giving such consent we do not thereby admit
that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
DAVENPORT & COMPANY LLC
BY: /s/ Robert F. Mizell
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Robert F. Mizell
Senior Vice President
