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Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Partners
MinnTex Investment Partners LP:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Numbers 333-10345, 333-48671, 333-59333, 333-00623 and 333-09485) on Forms S-3 and S-8 of FirstCity Financial Corporation, of our report dated July 20, 2007, with respect to the balance sheets of MinnTex Investment Partners LP as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of operations, changes in partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, which report appears in the December 31, 2006 annual report on Form 10-K of FirstCity Financial Corporation.

KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas
July 20, 2007

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