EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-47352, 333-32269, 333-89072 and 333-125484) on Forms S-8 of Independent Bank Corporation of our reports dated March 1, 2007 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Independent Bank Corporation, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Independent Bank Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2006.

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 9, 2007