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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 pertaining to the Fremont General Corporation and Affiliated
Companies Investment Incentive Program of our report dated March 17, 2000 with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Fremont
General Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) and our report
dated May 26, 2000, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of
the Fremont General Corporation and Affiliated Companies Investment Incentive
Program included in the Plan's Annual Report (Form 11-K), both for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
November 20, 2000
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