Sean P. Newth

Senior Vice President and

Deputy Controller

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street, 13^th Floor

Boston, MA 02111

Telephone 617-664-8213

Facsimile 617-664-9346

spnewth@statestreet.com

www.statestreet.com

Via EDGAR (Correspondence)

May 21, 2014

Ms. Suzanne Hayes

Assistant Director

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re.State Street Corporation

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013

File No. 001-07511

Dear Ms. Hayes:

As we discussed with Jim Dunn today, we have received your letter dated May 8, 2014 regarding your review of the above-referenced filing. This will confirm that we intend to respond to the comments in that letter by June 13, 2014.

Please call the undersigned at 617-664-8213 or Jeremy Kream, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel, at 617-664-7206, if you have any questions or require additional information.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Sean P. Newth

Sean P. Newth

Senior Vice President and

Deputy Controller

cc: Jeremy Kream, Esq.