PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORP, S-4, EX-23.4, 2000-06-21

PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORP
S-4, EX-23.4, 2000-06-21
STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS

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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Provident Bankshares Corporation of our report dated
January 19, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the
Provident Bankshares Corporation's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
June 21, 2000