EX-23.5 7 ex235.txt TRIDENT CONSENT TRIDENT SECURITIES A DIVISION OF MCDONALD INVESTMENTS INC. INVESTMENT BANKING THE PINNACLE, SUITE 650 3455 PEACHTREE ROAD, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30326 TELEPHONE (404)495-2011 FACSIMILE (404)495-2008 June 11, 2002 Board of Directors Community Financial Group, Inc. 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219 Members of the Board: We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the description of our opinion letter to the Board of Directors of Community Financial Group, Inc. to be signed and dated the date of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus that is a part of this Registration Statement, under the caption "Opinion of Community Financial's Financial Advisor," and to the inclusion of such opinion letter as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus that is a part of this Registration Statement. TRIDENT SECURITIES a division of McDonald Investments Inc. By /s/David Brown -------------------------- Exhibit 23.5