Exhibit 23.1


             Consent of Independent Register Public Accounting Firm



We have issued our report dated February 18, 2004 accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of The Bancorp Bank (a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Bancorp, Inc.) in the 2003 Annual Report of the Bank to its shareholders and
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003,
which is included in the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4
(File No. 333-117385) and Proxy/Prospectus. We consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement and Proxy/Prospectus of the
aforementioned reports and to the use of our name as it appears under the
caption "Experts."

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 27, 2004