EX-23 3 0003.txt EXHIBIT 23 EXHIBIT 23 [LOGO] Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors EDWARDS ------------------------------------------------------------ SAUER & 500 Warner Centre, 332 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 OWENS Phone: 412-281-9211 Fax: 412-281-2407 A Professional Corporation www. esocpa.com INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT The Board of Directors and Stockholders IBT Bancorp, Inc. 309 Main Street Irwin, PA 15642 We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 pertaining to IBT Bancorp, Inc.'s 2000 Stock Option Plan filed June 30, 2000, of our report dated February 1, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of IBT Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December 31, 2000, annual report on Form 10-K of IBT Bancorp, Inc. /s/ Edwards Sauer & Owens -------------------------------- Edwards Sauer & Owens March 15, 2001 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania