Exhibit 23.5

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISOR

         We hereby consent to the inclusion of the opinion of McConnell, Budd &
Romano, Inc. as Annex B to the Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-4 Registration
Statement of Interchange Financial Services Corporation ("Interchange") to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the
proposed acquisition of Bridge View Bancorp by Interchange and to the references
to the work completed by our firm as independent financial advisor to
Interchange in the text of the related joint proxy statement-prospectus. In
giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933
or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part
of such registration statement within the meaning of the term "expert" as used
in the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                              McConnell, Budd & Romano, Inc.

                                              /s/ McConnell, Budd & Romano, Inc.

                                              Date: March 24, 2003