LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes, and
appoints each of John D. Buchanan and Carl Gorday, each acting individually, as
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney in fact, with full power and authority
as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place, and stead of the
undersigned to

prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver, and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including
any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of Regions Financial
Corporation, the Company, required to be filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges, and the Company
pursuant to Section 16a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time the Exchange
Act

seek or obtain, as the undersigneds representative and on the undersigneds
behalf, information on transactions in the Companys securities from any third
party, including brokers and employee benefit plan administrators and trustees,
and the undersigned hereby authorizes and approves any such release of
information; and

perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney in fact
are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection
with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that

this Power of attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney in
fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney in fact
without independent verification of such information

any documents prepared and or executed by either such attorney in fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and
will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney in fact, in his or
her discretion, deems necessary or desirable

neither the Company nor either of such attorneys in fact assumes i any liability
for the undersigneds responsibility to comply with the requirement of the
Exchange Act, ii any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
such requirements, or iii any obligation or liability of the undersigned for
profit disgorgement under Section 16b of the Exchange Act, and

this power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for
compliance with the undersigneds obligations under the Exchange Act, including
without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys In fact
full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or appropriate to be done in and about the
foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney in fact of,
for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 27th day of May 2008.


/s/DAVID H. RUPP


STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON

On this 27th day of May, 2008 personally appeared before me, David H. Rupp and
acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein
contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.


/s/Michelle A. Bridges
Notary Public

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