Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements pertaining to the Meta Financial Group, Inc. 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (No. 333‑22523) and the Meta Financial Group, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan (No. 333-110200, No. 333-141407 and No. 333-151604) of Meta Financial Group, Inc. on Form S-8 and in the registration statements (No. 333-188535 and No. 333-212269) of Meta Financial Group, Inc. on Form S-3 of our reports dated November 29, 2017, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2017, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2017, which reports appear in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K of Meta Financial Group, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.

	/s/ KPMG LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
November 29, 2017