PAUL DAVIS FANCHER 404.885.3310 Telephone 404-962-6755  Fax paul.fancher@troutmansanders.com TROUTMAN SANDERS TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP Attorneys at Law Bank of America Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 5200 Atlanta, Georgia  30308-2216 404.885.3000 telephone 404.885.3900 facsimile troutmansanders.com

June 17, 2010

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20549

Attn:   Michael Seaman

Re:         CompuCredit Holdings Corporation

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2010

Form 8-K Filed April 2, 2010

File No. 000-53717

Dear Mr. Seaman:

CompuCredit Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) has received and hereby acknowledges receipt of the comment letter dated June 7, 2010 (the “Comment Letter”) provided by the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), with respect to the above-referenced SEC filings.

The Company is working expeditiously to respond to the Comment Letter.  However, in order to address fully the comments contained in the Comment Letter, the Company respectfully requests an extension of time to respond.  The Company currently plans to respond to the Comment Letter no later than June 25, 2010.

Thank you for your consideration of our request for an extension.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (404) 885-3310 or Brinkley Dickerson at (404) 885-3822.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Paul Davis Fancher

Paul Davis Fancher

cc:           J.Paul Whitehead, III (CompuCredit Holdings Corporation)

W. Brinkley Dickerson, Jr. (Troutman Sanders LLP)

 

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