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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-134398
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160726

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StoneCastle Financial Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001578987
		IRS NUMBER:				900934878
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

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		STREET 1:		152 WEST 57TH STREET 35TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-354-6500

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		STREET 1:		152 WEST 57TH STREET 35TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;26, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">StoneCastle   Financial Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;)<br>   1940 Act File No.&nbsp;811-22853<br>    <u>1933 Act File No.&nbsp;</u></font><u>333-204417</u></font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Connor:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This letter responds to the oral comments of the staff of the Commission (the &#147;Staff&#148;) on Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (&#147;Amendment No.&nbsp;1&#148;) to the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;N-2 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2016. We appreciate the opportunity to address the Staff&#146;s comments regarding certain disclosure in Amendment No. 1.&#160; We have organized this letter by setting forth the Staff&#146;s comments in italicized text followed by the Company&#146;s response.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>The amounts provided for one, five and 10 year periods in the expense example provided on page&nbsp;17 of the Prospectus do not agree with the Staff&#146;s calculations.&#160; Please review and revise as necessary.</i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">2.</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>It appears that the expense ratio after waivers for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 disclosed in the Financial Highlights on page&nbsp;19 do not reflect the Adviser&#146;s waiver of the management fee that would otherwise be payable in respect of net proceeds to the Company obtained through the shares issued on November&nbsp;7, 2014 and December&nbsp;2, 2014.</i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">3.</font></i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>On page&nbsp;4 under &#147;Summary of Principal Risks-Risks related to Our Operations&#148; revise the risk disclosure with respect to the Company&#146;s investment in CLO equity and junior debt securities (provided in the twelfth bullet) to correspond with more detailed disclosure provided later in the Prospectus</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As requested by the Staff, accompanying this letter as Exhibit&nbsp;A is the &#147;Tandy Letter&#148; signed by an officer of the Company.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">StoneCastle Financial Corp.</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">152 West 57th Street, 35th Floor</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York 10019</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July&nbsp;26, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attn:   James E. O&#146;Connor, Senior Counsel</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">StoneCastle   Financial Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1940   Act File No.&nbsp;811-22853</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1933   Act File No.&nbsp;333-204417</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Connor:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the Company&#146;s response to certain written and oral comments received from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) with respect to the Company&#146;s pre-effective amendment no. 1 to its registration statement on Form&nbsp;N-2 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2015 (the &#147;Amendment&#148;), the Company is providing the following, as instructed:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company acknowledges that (i)&nbsp;it is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Amendment, (ii)&nbsp;Commission staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments in the Amendment reviewed by the staff do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Amendment, and (iii)&nbsp;the Company may not assert staff comments with respect to the Amendment as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please direct any questions concerning this letter to John P. Falco of Pepper Hamilton LLP, counsel to the Company, at 215.981.4659.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christina   DiAngelo Fettig, Senior Staff Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange   Commission</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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