Exhibit 23

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
of Four Oaks  Fincorp,  Inc. on Form S-4 (File No.  333-148944),  Form S-8 (File
Nos.  333-30677,  333-69792 and 333-152159) and Form S-3 (File No. 333-33527) of
our reports  dated March 12, 2009,  with respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements of Four Oaks Fincorp,  Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting, which reports appear in Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.'s 2008
Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ Dixon Hughes PLLC

Raleigh, North Carolina
March 12, 2009