BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
February 9, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Attention: John Stickel
Re: BayFirst Financial Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
File No. 333-262263
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of 12 CFR Section 230.461, BayFirst Financial Corp., a Florida corporation, hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it becomes effective on February 11, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter or at such later time as we or our counsel may orally request. When the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please confirm that with our counsel, Richard Pearlman of Igler and Pearlman, P.A., at (850) 445-5564.
We thank you for your consideration of the foregoing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robin L. Oliver
Robin L. Oliver
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer
