EX-23.1 5 a2066080zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1 Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION
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Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Apex Mortgage Capital, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Apex Mortgage Capital, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the related Prospectus.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP

Los Angeles, California
December 17, 2001



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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT