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EXHIBIT 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of FleetBoston Financial Corporation, formerly Fleet
Boston Corporation, of our report dated January 19, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appear in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 4, 2001
