EXHIBIT 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Old Kent Financial Corporation:
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Old Kent Financial Corporation Stock Option Plan
for Holders of Unexercised Options Under the CFSB Bancorp, Inc. 1994 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan and the CFSB Bancorp, Inc. 1990 Stock Option Plan of our report dated
January 14, 1999, included in Old Kent Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
/s/Arthur Andersen LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 6, 1999
