EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Board of Trustees
BankAtlantic Security Plus Plan:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
333-82489) on Form S-8 of BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated May 30,
2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of
the BankAtlantic Security Plus Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, the
related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
year ended December 31, 1999 and the supplemental schedule of assets held for
investment purposes as of December 31, 1999, which report appears in the
December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 11-K of the BankAtlantic Security Plus
Plan filed by BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
June 26, 2000
