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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-125715) on Form S-8 of Waterstone Financial, Inc. of our reports dated March 11, 2011, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of Waterstone Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, which reports appear in the December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K of Waterstone Financial, Inc.