EXHIBIT 23(b)


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement (Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3) on Form S-2 of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. of
our report, dated February 7, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002. We also consent
to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ Stegman & Company
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    Stegman & Company

Baltimore, Maryland
April 25, 2003