Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors
Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Four Oaks, North Carolina


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in this  post-effective  amendment
No. 1 to Form S-8 of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. of our reports dated March 12, 2009
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
and  Subsidiary,  and the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial
reporting, which reports appear in Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. 2008 Annual Report on
Form 10-K.


/s/ Dixon Hughes PLLC


Raleigh, North Carolina
September 29, 2009