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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated April 28, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. and
Subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
February 29, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"). We consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of the aforementioned
report and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Exerts."



GRANT THORNTON LLP


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Los Angeles, California
April 26, 2001