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SEC STAFF LETTER

SEC staff letters posted to EDGAR

Letters from SEC staff posted to a company's EDGAR file, such as correspondence about filings under review.

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1,840filings on EDGAR
2011first filed
19filed in 2026
2026-09-16latest filing
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \
  "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22SEC%20STAFF%20LETTER%22&size=2"
import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
    params={'query': 'formType:"SEC STAFF LETTER"', 'size': '2'},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())

What is SEC STAFF LETTER?

SEC STAFF LETTER is a submission type the SEC uses to place staff letters on a filer's EDGAR record. They are typically letters from a division to the company about a filing or a request.

They complement the comment letter series (UPLOAD and CORRESP) as a view into staff interactions with registrants.

Who files

Issued by SEC staff on the filer's record.

When it is filed

Whenever the staff letter is made public on EDGAR.

Filings per year

Every SEC STAFF LETTER filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index. Updated daily.

2011: 1 filings2018: 1 filings2019: 269 filings2020: 488 filings2021: 571 filings2022: 135 filings2023: 145 filings2024: 147 filings2025: 64 filings2026: 19 filings2011202020252026

What is inside

SectionContents
LetterThe staff letter, usually as a PDF.
Subject filingThe filing or request the letter relates to.

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La Beaute Inc.SEC STAFF LETTER2026-09-16EDGAR ↗
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Gewang International Industrial Holding Group IncSEC STAFF LETTER2026-08-25EDGAR ↗
Bitech Technologies CorpSEC STAFF LETTER2026-07-30EDGAR ↗
Leach John PeterSEC STAFF LETTER2026-07-23EDGAR ↗
Dear Industrial Gas IncSEC STAFF LETTER2026-07-22EDGAR ↗
Linxia Shidai Holdings Group Co., LtdSEC STAFF LETTER2026-07-21EDGAR ↗

Use cases

Related forms

CORRESP / UPLOADSEC review letters

SEC staff comment letters (UPLOAD) and company responses (CORRESP) since 2003: the review dialogue behind 10-Ks, S-1s and proxy statements.

SEC STAFF ACTIONSEC staff actions

Records of actions taken by SEC staff on a filer's submissions, posted to the filer's EDGAR record since 2018.

FAQ

Is this the same as a comment letter?

Comment letters are posted as UPLOAD. SEC STAFF LETTER is a separate type for other staff letters.

Are these searchable?

They are in the filing index; scanned or PDF letters may not be text searchable.

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