Exhibit 23.2



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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     We consent to the incorporation by reference in a Registration Statement of
GBC Bancorp on Form S-8 of our report dated January 19, 2001 on the consolidated
balance sheet of GBC Bancorp and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000, and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2000,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of GBC Bancorp for the year ended
December 31, 2001.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 21, 2002