Exhibit (23)(c)

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and
related Prospectus of Wachovia Corporation (formerly named First Union
Corporation) of our report dated January 17, 2001 (except Note A, as to which
the date is August 24, 2001) with respect to the restated audited financial
statements of Wachovia Corporation for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2000 included in Wachovia Corporation's (formerly named
First Union Corporation) Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 30, 2001,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                            /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina
October 26, 2001