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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of KeyCorp and subsidiaries (“Key”) of our reports dated February 25, 2009, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Key, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Key, included in the 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Key.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Key:
         
Form S-3 No. 333-55959
        
Form S-3 No. 333-59175
        
Form S-3 No. 333-64601
        
Form S-3 No. 333-76619
        
Form S-3 No. 333-88934
        
Form S-3 No. 333-121553
  (Amendment No. 1)    
Form S-3 No. 333-124023
  (Amendment No. 1)    
Form S-3 No. 333-134937
  (Post-Effective Amendment No. 3)    
Form S-3 No. 333-151608
        
Form S-4 No. 33-31569
        
Form S-4 No. 33-44657
        
Form S-4 No. 33-51717
        
Form S-4 No. 33-55573
        
Form S-4 No. 33-57329
        
Form S-4 No. 33-61539
        
Form S-4 No. 333-61025
        
Form S-4 No. 333-146456
  (Amendment No. 1)    
Form S-8 No. 2-97452
        
Form S-8 No. 33-21643
        
Form S-8 No. 333-49609
        
Form S-8 No. 333-49633
        
Form S-8 No. 333-65391
        
Form S-8 No. 333-70669
        
Form S-8 No. 333-70703
        
Form S-8 No. 333-70775
        
Form S-8 No. 333-72189
        
Form S-8 No. 333-92881
        
Form S-8 No. 333-45320
        
Form S-8 No. 333-45322
        
Form S-8 No. 333-99493
        
Form S-8 No. 333-99495
        
Form S-8 No. 33-31569
  (Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4)    
Form S-8 No. 33-44657
  (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4)    
Form S-8 No. 33-51717
  (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4)    
Form S-8 No. 333-66057
  (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 No. 333-61025)    
Form S-8 No. 333-107074
        
Form S-8 No. 333-107075
        
Form S-8 No. 333-107076
        
Form S-8 No. 333-109273
        
Form S-8 No. 333-112225
        
Form S-8 No. 333-116120
        
of our reports dated February 25, 2009, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Key, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Key, included in the 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Key, which is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Key for the year ended December 31, 2008.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
February 25, 2009