EXHIBIT 23.4


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 30, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in Greater Bay Bancorp's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California
Date August 3, 2001