EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF CROWE, CHIZEK & COMPANY LLP
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-80171 and 33-22523 of First Midwest Financial, Inc. on Form S-8 and in
Registration Statement No. 333-9871 of First Midwest Financial, Inc. on Form S-3
of our report dated October 15, 1999, contained in Exhibit 99 to First Midwest
Financial Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2000.
/s/ Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
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Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP
South Bend Indiana
December 21, 2000
