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EXHIBIT (23)(A)
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
Board of Directors
First Union Corporation
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of First Union Corporation of our report dated January 14, 2000,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of First Union Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears
in the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated by reference in
First Union Corporation's 1999 Form 10-K which is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement.
KPMG LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 4, 2000
