EXHIBIT 23.6



                         CONSENT OF HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC

We hereby consent to the inclusion in Amendment No. Two to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of MB-MidCity, Inc. of our opinion, dated April 19, 2001
with the respect to the merger between MidCity Financial Corporation and MB
Financial, Inc., and to the references to our firm in such Registration
Statement. By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.



                                                     HOVDE FINANCIAL LLC


                                                     By: /s/ Steven Hovde
                                                     Steven Hovde,
                                                     Executive Vice President

September 21, 2001