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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-48532) of U.S. Bancorp (the
"Registration Statement") of our report dated January 14, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Firstar Corporation and its subsidiaries
(the "Company"), which appears in the Company's 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
references to us under the captions "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in
the Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21, 2000
