EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Company's
registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on August 16,
2001, and the Company's registration statement on Form S-8, filed with the
Commission on May 30, 2003, of our report dated March 12, 2008 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of MBT Financial Corp. (the "Company") and
management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which reports are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.


/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC
Auburn Hills, Michigan
March 12, 2008


                                       65