Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's Consent Regarding Internal Control

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-41440) on Form S-8 of Capital Corp of the West of our reports dated March 13, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Capital Corp of the West and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, which reports appear in the December 31, 2005, annual report on Form 10-K of Capital Corp of the West.