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EXHIBIT 23.1
[PARENTE RANDOLPH LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Sun Bancorp, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 relating to the Sun Bancorp, Inc. 1999 401(k) Plan of our report dated
February 11, 2000, which appears on page 24 of the Sun Bancorp, Inc. Annual
Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1999, and relates to the
consolidated balance sheet of Sun Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Parente Randolph
June 22, 2000
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
