EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our reports dated February 28, 2008, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of UnionBanCal Corporation and subsidiaries (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related
to the change in method of accounting for defined pension and other
postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006) and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
UnionBanCal Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Francisco, California
March 28, 2008