SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                         UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                       CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES INC.
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                                 (Name of Issuer)

                      Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share
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                           (Title of Class of Securities)

                                     129915203
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                                  (CUSIP Number)

                                  OCTOBER 28, 2009
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               (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).








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CUSIP NUMBER           129915203
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1.          NAMES OF  REPORTING  PERSONS.  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS. OF ABOVE
            PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

            Hovde Capital Advisors LLC / 03-0430205

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            2.                    CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER  OF A
                                  GROUP (a)[ ]
                                  (b)[ ]
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            3.                    SEC Use Only

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            4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                                  Organized: State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                                     0
EACH                              ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                         6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH:
                                             1,244,243 shares
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                                  7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             1,244,243 shares

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            9.                    AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH
                                  REPORTING PERSON

                                  1,244,243 shares (FN1)
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            10.                   CHECK  IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN  ROW  (9)
                                  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions).[ ]
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            11.                   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
                                  ROW (9)

                                  11.32%
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            12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                  IA
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CUSIP NUMBER           129915203
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1.          NAMES OF  REPORTING  PERSONS.  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS. OF ABOVE
            PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

            Financial Institution Partners Master Fund LP / 98-0605530

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            2.                    CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER  OF A
                                  GROUP (a)[ ]
                                  (b)[ ]
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            3.                    SEC Use Only

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            4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                                  Organized: Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                                     0
EACH                              ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                         6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH:
                                             1,040,902 shares
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             1,040,902 shares

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            9.                    AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH
                                  REPORTING PERSON

                                  1,040,902 shares (FN1)
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            10.                   CHECK  IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN  ROW  (9)
                                  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions).[ ]
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            11.                   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
                                  ROW (9)

                                  9.47%
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            12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                  PN
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CUSIP NUMBER           129915203
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1.          NAMES OF  REPORTING  PERSONS.  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS. OF ABOVE
            PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

            Financial Institution Partners III, LP / 52-2199979

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            2.                    CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER  OF A
                                  GROUP (a)[ ]
                                  (b)[ ]
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            3.                    SEC Use Only

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            4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                                  Organized: Delaware
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NUMBER OF                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                                     0
EACH                              ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                         6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH:
                                             167,662 shares
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             167,662 shares

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            9.                    AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH
                                  REPORTING PERSON

                                  167,662 shares (FN1)
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            10.                   CHECK  IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN  ROW  (9)
                                  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions).[ ]
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            11.                   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
                                  ROW (9)

                                  1.52%
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            12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                  PN
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CUSIP NUMBER           129915203
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1.          NAMES OF  REPORTING  PERSONS.  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS. OF ABOVE
            PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

            Financial Institution Partners IV, LP / 54-2075038

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            2.                    CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER  OF A
                                  GROUP (a)[ ]
                                  (b)[ ]
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            3.                    SEC Use Only

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            4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                                  Organized: Delaware
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NUMBER OF                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                                     0
EACH                              ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                         6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH:
                                             35,679 shares
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                                  7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             35,679 shares

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            9.                    AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH
                                  REPORTING PERSON

                                  35,679 shares (FN1)
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            10.                   CHECK  IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN  ROW  (9)
                                  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions).[ ]
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            11.                   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
                                  ROW (9)

                                  0.32%
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            12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                  PN
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CUSIP NUMBER           129915203
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1.          NAMES OF  REPORTING  PERSONS.  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS. OF ABOVE
            PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

            Eric D. Hovde

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            2.                    CHECK  THE  APPROPRIATE  BOX IF A MEMBER  OF A
                                  GROUP (a)[ ]
                                  (b)[ ]
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            3.                    SEC Use Only

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            4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                                  United States
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NUMBER OF                         5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY                                     0
EACH                              ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                         6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH:
                                             1,244,243 shares
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                              1,244,243 shares

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            9.                    AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH
                                  REPORTING PERSON

                                   1,244,243 shares (FN1)
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            10.                   CHECK  IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN  ROW  (9)
                                  EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions).[ ]
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            11.                   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
                                  ROW (9)

                                  11.32%
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            12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                  IN
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FN 1. This  Schedule  13G is being  filed by the  Reporting  Persons (as defined
below) with respect to 1,244,243 shares (the "Reported  Shares") of common stock
of California Coastal Communities,  Inc., par value $0.05 (the "Shares"),  which
constitutes  approximately  11.32% of the issued  and  outstanding  Shares.  For
purposes hereof, the term "Reporting  Persons" means Eric D. Hovde, a citizen of
the United  States  ("EDH"),  Hovde  Capital  Advisors  LLC, a Delaware  limited
liability company (the "Investment  Manager"),  Financial  Institution  Partners
Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted  limited  partnership  ("FIP Master
Fund"), Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("FIP III"),  and Financial  Institution  Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware  limited
partnership  ("FIP  IV").  Hovde  Capital I, LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability
company ("HC1") is the general partner of FIP Master Fund. Hovde Capital,  Ltd.,
a Nevada limited  liability company ("HCLTD") is the general partner of FIP III.
Hovde Capital Limited IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company  ("HCLTDIV")
is the  general  partner of FIP IV. EDH is a managing  member of the  Investment
Manager and each of the general partners of FIP Master Fund, FIP III, and FIP IV
(collectively,  the "General  Partners").  The General  Partners have  delegated
voting and  dispositive  power over the Shares to the  Investment  Manager.  The
Investment Manager provides  investment  management services to FIP Master Fund,
FIP III and FIP IV.

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            California Coastal Communities, Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            6 Executive Circle, Suite 250,
            Irvine, California 92614.

Item 2

      (a).  Name of Person Filing

            Hovde Capital Advisors LLC
            Financial Institution Partners Master Fund, L.P
            Financial Institution Partners III, L.P.
            Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P.
            Eric D. Hovde

        The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting  Persons." Any disclosures  herein with respect to
persons  other than the  Reporting  Persons are made on  information  and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.


      (b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

            The address of the  principal  business  office of each of Reporting
Persons listed above is:

            1826 Jefferson Place, N.W.,
            Washington, D.C. 20036.

      (c).  Citizenship:

            Hovde Capital Advisors LLC, Delaware
            Financial Institution Partners Master Fund, L.P., Cayman Islands




            Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., Delaware
            Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P., Delaware
            Eric D. Hovde,  United States


      (d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Common stock, par value $0.05 per share (the "Common Stock").


      (e).  CUSIP Number:

            The CUSIP number of the Common Stock is 129915203.


Item 3:  If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)[ ]      Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
            (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)[ ]      Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)[ ]      Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
            U.S.C. 78c).
(d)[ ]      Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
            Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.80a-8).
(e)[ ]      An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-
            1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)[ ]      An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
            section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)[ ]      A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
            section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)[ ]      A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
            Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)[ ]      A  church  plan  that  is  excluded  from  the  definition  of  an
            investment  company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
            Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)[ ]      Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.  Ownership:

This Schedule 13G is being filed by Financial  Institution Partners Master Fund,
L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (hereinafter referred to the
"FIP Master Fund"), Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership  (hereinafter  referred  to as  "FIP  III"),  Financial  Institution
Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited  partnership  (hereinafter  referred to as
"FIP IV", and together with the FIP Master Fund and FIP III, the "Funds"), Hovde
Capital Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred
to as  "Investment  Manager"),  and Eric D. Hovde  (hereinafter  referred  to as
"EDH").  HC1 is the general  partner to the FIP Master Fund,  and as such may be
deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of all shares  held by the FIP Master  Fund.
HCLTD is the  general  partner  to FIP III,  and as such may be deemed to be the
beneficial  owner of all shares held by FIP III.  HCLTDIV is the general partner





to FIP IV,  and as such may be deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of all shares
held by FIP IV. The Investment  Manager is the investment manager of each of the
FIP  Master  Fund,  FIP III,  and FIP IV,  and as such may be  deemed  to be the
beneficial  owner of all shares held by the Funds.  EDH is a managing  member of
the Investment Manager and the General Partners, and as such may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of all shares held by the Funds.

            As a  result,  the  beneficial  ownership  of  Common  Stock  by the
Reporting Persons, as of the date of this Schedule 13G, is as follows:

Hovde Capital Advisors LLC

            (a) Amount  beneficially  owned:  1,244,243.
            (b)  Percent of class:  11.32%.
            (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                       (i)   Sole  power to vote or to direct  the  vote:  0.
                       (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,244,243.
                       (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                             of: 0.
                       (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition of: 1,244,243.

Financial Institution Partners Master Fund, L.P.

            (a) Amount  beneficially  owned:  1,040,902.
            (b)  Percent of class: 9.47%.
            (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                       (i)   Sole  power to vote or to direct  the  vote:  0.
                       (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,040,902.
                       (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                             of: 0.
                       (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition of: 1,040,902.

Financial Institution Partners III, L.P.

            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 167,662
            (b) Percent of class: 1.52%.
            (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                       (i)   Sole  power to vote or to direct  the  vote:  0.
                       (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 167,662.
                       (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                             of: 0.
                       (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition of: 167,662.

Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P.

            (a) Amount beneficially owned:  35,679.
            (b) Percent of class: 0.32%.
            (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                       (i)   Sole  power to vote or to direct  the  vote:  0.
                       (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 35,679.
                       (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                             of: 0.
                       (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition of: 35,679.


Eric D. Hovde

            (a) Amount  beneficially  owned:  1,244,243.
            (b)  Percent of class: 11.32%.
            (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
                       (i)   Sole  power to vote or to direct  the  vote:  0.
                       (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,244,243.
                       (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                             of: 0.
                       (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition of: 1,244,243.


         Each of the Reporting  Persons  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of the
Shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

            Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

            Not Applicable

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

            Not Applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

            Not Applicable


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

            Not Applicable

Item 10.  Certification

By  signing  below the  undersigned  certifies  that,  to the best of its or his
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing  or  influencing  the
control of the issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.

Exhibits

         Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement dated November 6, 2009.






                                    SIGNATURE

            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best  of our  knowledge  and
belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

                                                    11/06/2009
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                                                      Date

                                             HOVDE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member

                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             MASTER FUND, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital I, LLC, its
                                                 general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             III, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital, Ltd, its
                                              general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             IV, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital Limited IV, LLC,
                                             its general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             ERIC D. HOVDE

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde







                                    Exhibit A

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
                          PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1)

The undersigned  acknowledge and agree that the foregoing  statement on Schedule
13G is filed  on  behalf  of each of the  undersigned  and  that all  subsequent
amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of
the  undersigned  without  the  necessity  of  filing  additional  joint  filing
agreements.  The undersigned  acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the
timely filing of such  amendments,  and for the completeness and accuracy of the
information  concerning it contained  therein,  but shall not be responsible for
the completeness and accuracy of the information  concerning the others,  except
to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe  that such  information  is
inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all
of  such  counterparts   taken  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.

Date:  November 6, 2009


                                             HOVDE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member

                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             MASTER FUND, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital I, LLC, its
                                                 general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             III, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital, Ltd, its
                                              general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PARTNERS
                                             IV, L.P.
                                             By: Hovde Capital Limited IV, LLC,
                                             its general partner

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde
                                             Its: Managing Member


                                             ERIC D. HOVDE

                                             BY: /s/ Eric D. Hovde
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Eric D. Hovde