Exhibit 23(a)
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of (i) our
reports dated August 23, 1999, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. for the year ended
June 30, 1999, (ii) our reports dated June 16, 2000, appearing in the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated September 28, 2000 of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
for the five-month period ended November 26, 1999, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of the Registration
Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
November 28, 2000
New York, New York
