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                                                                    Exhibit 23.6

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of NewMil Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated July 19, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report
to Shareholders, and the Form 10-K, both of which are incorporated by reference
herein. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
September 13, 2000



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