NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. (OTCQX: FOFN), holding company for Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company in North Carolina, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace.

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Four Oaks Fincorp begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "FOFN." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Four Oaks Fincorp to the growing family of community banks on OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. "Trading on OTCQX will provide Four Oaks Fincorp and its shareholders transparent trading and convenient access to the company's news and financial filings."

Ayden R. Lee, Jr., Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Four Oaks Fincorp and Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company, said, "Our bank was chartered in 1912; like any company that is over 100 years old, our shareholder base is changing and the need for shareholder liquidity is becoming more important. To satisfy this growing need, the company is joining the OTCQX marketplace with the goal of making our stock more accessible to all investors and to increase shareholder value over time."

Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. serves as Four Oaks Fincorp's Corporate Broker on OTCQX.

Four Oaks Fincorp is the holding company for Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company ("the Bank"). The Bank provides traditional personal banking services as well as loans for business, agriculture, real estate, personal use, home improvement, and automobiles. Four Oaks is a community bank with 13 branch offices and two loan production offices located in Johnston, Wake, Moore, Harnett, Duplin and Sampson Counties of North Carolina.

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