CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Amerant Bancorp Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2020 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Amerant Bancorp Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

June 17, 2022

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