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Exhibit 23.2
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Dime Bancorp, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Dime Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated January 20, 2000, except for
note 23 and note 28, which are as of March 23, 2000, relating to the
consolidated statements of financial condition of Dime Bancorp, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, cash flows and
comprehensive income for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A of Dime Bancorp, Inc, and to the reference to our Firm under the
heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
October 20, 2000
