CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated October 20, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report of First Independence
Corporation and Subsidiary on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2000.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the
Registration Statements of First Independence Corporation on Forms S-8 (File No.
33-58095, effective March 13, 1995 and File No. 33-75404, effective February 16,
1994).
GRANT THORNTON LLP
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Wichita, Kansas
December 29, 2000
