EX-23.1 3 a2069600zex-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 Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-81440 of Apex Mortgage Capital, Inc. on Form S-3 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 and Prospectus Supplement.

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Los Angeles, California
February 12, 2002



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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT