The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Percy A. Pierre
	Percy A. Pierre
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Marilyn J. Schlack
	Marilyn J. Schlack
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Peter F. Secchia
	Peter F. Secchia
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ William P. Crawford
	William P. Crawford
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ James P. Hackett
	James P. Hackett
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Robert H. Warrington
	Robert H. Warrington
	Vice Chairman and Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Erina Hanka
	Erina Hanka
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  July 1, 1999	/s/ Mark F. Furlong
	Mark F. Furlong
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Michael J. Jandernoa
	Michael J. Jandernoa
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 18, 1998	/s/ Fred P. Keller
	Fred P. Keller
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ John D. Boyles
	John D. Boyles
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 24, 1998	/s/ Richard M. DeVos, Jr.
	Richard M. DeVos, Jr.
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Kevin T. Kabat
	Kevin T. Kabat
	Vice Chairman and Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ John P. Keller
	John P. Keller
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ David J. Wagner
	David J. Wagner, Chairman of the Board
	President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Margaret Sellers Walker
	Margaret Sellers Walker
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Richard L. Antonini
	Richard L. Antonini
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 25, 1998	/s/ William G. Gonzalez
	William G. Gonzalez
	Director

                    The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID J. WAGNER, KEVIN T. KABAT, ROBERT H. WARRINGTON, MARK F. FURLONG, MARY E. TUUK, and ALBERT T. POTAS, or any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as director or officer of Old Kent Financial Corporation, one or more Form S-3 Registration Statements of Old Kent Financial Corporation with respect to the issuance of shares of its Common Stock , $1 par value, to be offered in connection with its Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file it or them with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  October 19, 1998	/s/ Hendrik G. Meijer
	Hendrik G. Meijer
	Director