March 19, 2014
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Attention: Mr. Michael Volley
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Asta Funding, Inc. |
Form 10-K Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2013 |
Filed December 13, 2013 |
File No. 001-35637 |
Dear Mr. Volley,
With reference to your inquiry dated March 7, 2014, we respectfully request an extension to respond to your comments from Friday, March 21, 2014 to Friday, March 28, 2014.
We require more time to accumulate the information to respond to the comments.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert J. Michel
Robert J. Michel
Chief Financial Officer
Asta Funding, Inc.
210 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-5648, (201) 567-2203 fax