0001411342-21-000036.txt : 20210507 0001411342-21-000036.hdr.sgml : 20210507 20210407110141 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001411342-21-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210407 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001411342 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-698-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 Forest Ave CITY: Greenwich STATE: ct ZIP: 06870 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ellington Financial LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070831 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Document

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.
53 Forest Avenue
Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870


April 7, 2021


Via EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254762 of Ellington Financial Inc. (the “Registrant”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

    Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Registrant, we hereby request that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on April 9, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

    Please direct any questions that you have with respect to the foregoing to Daniel M. LeBey of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. at (804) 327-6310



Very truly yours,

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC.


By:/s/ Laurence Penn            
    Name: Laurence Penn
                        Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

Enclosures

cc:

Jason S. Frank, Ellington Financial Inc.
Daniel M. LeBey, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.