UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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


                                 August 14, 2007
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                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                           Access National Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Virginia                  000-49929                82-0545425
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       (State or other             (Commission             (IRS Employer
         jurisdiction              File Number)          Identification No.)
      of incorporation)



           1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, Virginia 20191
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (703) 871-2100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       n/a
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 8.01    Other Events.

Access National Corporation (Nasdaq: ANCX) announced on August 14, 2007 that its
Board of Directors approved an increase to its Share Repurchase Program by an
additional 500,000 shares, bringing the total shares authorized under the
program to 1,000,000. A copy of the press release summarizing the announcement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  -   Not applicable.

(b)  -   Not applicable.

(c)  -   Not applicable.

(d)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit 99.1   Press Release, dated August 14, 2007, regarding
                        approval of an increase to its share repurchase program.






                                   Signatures

     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.


                                         ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
                                                 (Registrant)


Date: August 14, 2007                By:   /s/  Michael W. Clarke
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                                     Name:  Michael W. Clarke
                                     Title: President & Chief Executive Officer