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EXHIBIT 23.3

Exhibit 23.3

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors

Citizens South Banking Corporation

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-127082) of Citizens South Banking Corporation of our report dated March 3, 2005, related to the audits of the consolidated financial statements of Citizens South Banking Corporation as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, which report is included in the December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Citizens South Banking Corporation, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

 

/s/ Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.

 

Gastonia, North Carolina

September 12, 2005