EX-23 3 dex23.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

EXHIBIT 23

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-83676, 33-95766, 333-40316, and 333-100420 of Columbia Banking Systems, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 14, 2003, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Columbia Banking Systems, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

 

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March 14, 2003