EX-23 5 exhibit23-cbconsent123116.htm EXHIBIT 23 Exhibit


EXHIBIT 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements on Form S-3 Registration Nos. 333-175771 and 333-33527, and Form S-8 Registration Nos. 333-201579, 333-187601, 333-165829, 333-162202, 333-69792, 333-30677, 333-162200 and 333-210458 of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. of our report dated March 30, 2017, related to the consolidated financial statements of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and for each of the years in the two-year year period ended December 31, 2016, which report appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.


/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
March 30, 2017

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