6620 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
www.genworth.com
August 5, 2008
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6620 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 www.genworth.com
August 5, 2008 |
Via Federal Express and EDGAR
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”) |
| Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 |
| File No. 1-32195 |
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
Reference is made to your letter dated July 24, 2008 to Michael D. Fraizer, Genworth’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, setting forth the Staff’s comments on the above-referenced filing (the “Comment Letter”). We are submitting this letter to confirm the conversation between Boris Dolgonos of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and your colleague, Frank Wyman, on July 29, 2008 regarding the timing of Genworth’s response to the Comment Letter. As discussed with Mr. Wyman, we anticipate providing a complete response to the Comment Letter by August 21, 2008.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (804) 662-2685.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Amy R. Corbin |
| Amy R. Corbin Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| cc: | Don Abbott, SEC Senior Staff Accountant Frank Wyman, SEC Staff Accountant Michael D. Fraizer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick B. Kelleher, Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer Boris Dolgonos, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |