UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 21, 2009



                             FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           North Carolina                000-22787               56-2028446
   (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation)                 Number)         Identification Number)




                       6114 U.S. 301 South
                    Four Oaks, North Carolina                      27524
             (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)



                                 (919) 963-2177
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.03         Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
                  Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a
                  Registrant.

On July 21, 2009, Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. (the "Company") sold a subordinated
promissory note due July 21, 2019 in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the
"Note") to an accredited investor in a subsequent closing to the offering
commenced on May 15, 2009. The Company may elect to sell additional subordinated
promissory notes upon the same terms and conditions in one or more subsequent
closings on or prior to August 13, 2009, provided that the aggregate principal
amount of all subordinated promissory notes issued in all closings does not
exceed $12 million. To date, the Company has sold $8.8 million aggregate
principal amount of subordinated promissory notes.

The Company is obligated to pay interest on the Note at an annualized rate of
8.5% payable in quarterly installments commencing on the third month anniversary
of the date of issuance of the Note. The Company may prepay the Note at any time
after July 21, 2014 subject to compliance with applicable law.

All other terms of the Note are as described under Item 2.03 of the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 21, 2009, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The Note has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions.

Proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Note will be used to provide
additional equity capital to the Company's banking subsidiary, Four Oaks Bank &
Trust Company.



                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                      FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.


                                      By:  /s/ Nancy S. Wise
                                          -----------------------
                                          Nancy S. Wise
                                          Executive Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 27, 2009