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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                      Consent of Independent Accountants

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed on
November 27, 1996, pertaining to the 1992, 1995, and 1996 Stock Option Plans of
Princeton Financial Systems, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference therein
of our report dated January 10, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of State Street Boston Corporation incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
November 26, 1996

