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

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2006

                       ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


       Federal                          000-50962               59-3764686
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(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)


                   505 Haines Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31501
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (800) 342-2824
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On June 30, 2006, Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation announced that its
Board of Directors has voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend rate from
$0.09 per common share to $0.10 per common share. The higher dividend is payable
on July 31, 2006, to stockholders of record as of July 14, 2006. The full text
of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

        (d)     Exhibits.

                99.1    Press Release dated June 30, 2006


                                   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.


                                   ATLANTIC COAST FEDERAL CORPORATION


Date:  June 30, 2006               By:/s/  Robert J. Larison, Jr.
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                                           Robert J. Larison, Jr.
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Duly Authorized Representative)





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number          Description of Exhibit(s)
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   99.1         Copy of press release issued by the Company on June 30, 2006.