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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000874501-17-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874501
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURETY INSURANCE [6351]
		IRS NUMBER:				133621676
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE STATE ST PLZ
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126680340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE STATE ST PLZ
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMBAC INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<div><a name="sB5A02B4A69A8DD89DB3C74A4313C221A"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:110%;padding-bottom:17px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:17px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">January 6, 2017</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:14px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Senior Assistant Chief Accountant</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Office of Healthcare and Insurance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dear Mr. Rosenberg:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">We are in receipt of the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) comment letter dated December 28, 2016 regarding Ambac Financial Group&#8217;s (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016, File No. 001-10777. That letter asked us to respond to the comments within 10 business days or inform the SEC of when we will provide a response.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">We spoke with Mr. James Peklenk, SEC Staff Accountant, on January 6, 2017, to request an extension to respond to the comment letter. Mr. Peklenk indicated the SEC would permit us to extend the response by an additional 10 business days.  As a result, we anticipate responding to the December 28, 2016 comment letter within 20 business days by January 27, 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">We hope this timeframe is acceptable to the SEC Staff and would be available to discuss further at your convenience.  Please feel free to contact me at (212) 658-7508, Robert Eisman at (212) 208-3393 or Richard Alger at (212) 208-3196 with any questions or comments.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:38.46153846153847%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">/s/ David Trick</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">David Trick</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Executive President</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:56px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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