6620 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
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| 6620 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 www.genworth.com |
October 8, 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 September 29, 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 my conversation with your colleague, Frank Wyman, on October 2, 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 on or before October 31, 2008.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (804) 662-2685.
Sincerely,
| /s/ Amy R. Corbin |
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| 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 |