EXHIBIT 23(i)

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

      We have issued our report dated February 5, 2004, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of Camco Financial Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 2003, which are incorporated by referenced in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Camco Financial Corporation to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about June 7, 2004. We consent
to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned reports in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus and to the use of our name as it appears
under the caption "Experts."

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
June 3, 2004

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