Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

                  We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements No. 333-115833; 333-89642 and 333-89640 on Form S-8 of Temecula
Valley Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiary of our reports dated March 30, 2006 with
respect to the consolidated financial statement of Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc.
and Subsidiary, and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which report appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Temecula Valley Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31,
2005.


Crowe  Chizek  and  Company LLP

Oak Brook, Illinois
March 30, 2006