<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000913341-24-000062.txt : 20250225
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000913341-24-000062
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241231

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			C & F FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913341
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				541680165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHTH & MAIN STREETS
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 391
		CITY:			WEST POINT
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23181
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8048432360

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 391
		CITY:			WEST POINT
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23181
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.6.128.0--><!--Created on: 12/31/2024 08:31:08 PM (UTC)--><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">C&amp;F FINANCIAL CORPORATION</p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">December 31, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">VIA EDGAR</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Attn: Aisha Adegbuyi</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">Re:</b><font style="display:inline-block;width:18.01pt;"></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">C&amp;F Financial Corporation</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement on Form S-3</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">Filed December 18, 2024</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">File No. 333-283895</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font>Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Act&#8221;), C&amp;F Financial Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), hereby requests acceleration of the effective time of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 2, 2025 or as soon thereafter as practicable.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font>Once the Registration Statement is effective, please orally confirm the event with our counsel, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP by calling Susan Ancarrow at (804) 697-1861. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 112.5pt;">Sincerely,</p><p style="font-family:'CG Times (WN)';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 112.5pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">C&amp;F FINANCIAL CORPORATION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 112.5pt;"><font style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 112.5pt;"><font style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><div style="padding-left:113.4pt;" align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:66.34%;"><tr style="height:15.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">By:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:90.25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">/s/ Jason E. Long</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:90.25%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Jason E. 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