EXHIBIT 23.4


                    [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP LETTERHEAD]

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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of SunTrust Banks, Inc. of our report dated January 12,
2004 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the SunTrust Banks,
Inc.'s 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference to our report dated January 12, 2004
relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
May 28, 2004