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


                                  July 18, 2006
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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, VA 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 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

Access National Corporation (Nasdaq: ANCX) announced on July 18, 2006 that its
Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $.005 per share to shareholders
of record as of August 1, 2006, for payment on August 25, 2006. 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 July 18, 2006 announcing quarterly
        dividend.





                                   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:  July 18, 2006           By:  /s/  Michael W. Clarke
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                               Name:     Michael W. Clarke
                               Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer