1 [FEDFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] February 9, 2005 VIA EDGAR - --------- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: FedFirst Financial Corporation Registration Statement on Form SB-2 Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness File No. 333-121405 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C, and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement, FedFirst Financial Corporation (the "Company") hereby requests that said Registration Statement on Form SB-2 be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. on February 11, 2005 or as soon thereafter as practicable. Pursuant to Rule 12d1-2(c)(2), the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A will become effective upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form SB-2. Furthermore, the Company hereby acknowledges that: o should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; o the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and o the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under federal securities laws of the United States. If you have any questions regarding this request, please telephone Aaron M. Kaslow of Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia LLP at (202) 362-0840. Very truly yours, FEDFIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION /s/ Peter D. Griffith Peter D. Griffith President and Chief Executive Officer 2 [SANDLER O'NEILL & PARTNERS CORP. LETTERHEAD] February 9, 2005 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: FedFirst Financial Corporation Registration Statement No. 333-121405 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Rule 461 of the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby join FedFirst Financial Corporation (the "Company") in requesting that the Company's above-referenced registration statement on Form SB-2 be declared effective on Friday, February 11, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Very truly yours, SANDLER O'NEILL & PARTNERS, L.P. By: Sandler O'Neill & Partners Corp., the sole general partner By: /s/ Michael Lacovara ------------------------- Michael Lacovara Secretary