Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GORDON DAVID C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP [RF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-Head of Ops & Technology
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P.O. BOX 511		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/20/2006
(Street)

MONTGOMERY, AL 36101		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/20/2006   F   737 D $ 0 99,898.52 D  
Common Stock               2,668 (1) I By 401(k)
Common Stock (phantom stock)               3,058 (1) I By 401(k) Supplemental Plan (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 31.39             10/09/1998 10/09/2007 Common Stock 4,875   4,875 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 33.48             04/09/1999 04/09/2008 Common Stock 13,889   13,889 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 28.88             08/30/2000 08/30/2009 Common Stock 13,889   13,889 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 25.66             02/19/2006 02/19/2010 Common Stock 3,898   3,898 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 28.17             04/21/2005 04/21/2011 Common Stock 20,577   20,577 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 28.17             12/20/2005 04/21/2011 Common Stock 37,604   37,604 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 28.17             04/21/2007 04/21/2011 Common Stock 3,549   3,549 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 33.82             12/20/2005 10/15/2011 Common Stock 65,000   65,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 25.02             01/22/2005 01/22/2012 Common Stock 3,995   3,995 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 34.66               (3) 12/20/2012 Common Stock 53,612   53,612 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GORDON DAVID C
P.O. BOX 511
MONTGOMERY, AL 36101		       EVP-Head of Ops & Technology  

Signatures

 By: D. Bryan Jordan   12/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Previously reported in Table II as derivative phantom stock; interests under benefit plans recharacterized as non-derivative and reported on Table I for treatment consistent with other of the issuer's reporting persons.
(2) Represents share equivalent of phantom stock in supplemental 401(k) plan.
(3) The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on December 20, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

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