South Plains Financial, Inc.

5219 City Bank Parkway

Lubbock, Texas 79407

October 9, 2024

Via EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: John Stickel

Re:	South Plains Financial, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-282422)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), South Plains Financial, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby requests that the effective date for the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-282422) be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, October 14, 2024 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please contact Nathaniel B. Jones of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, the Registrant’s legal counsel, at (704) 378-4709 with any questions or comments.  In addition, please notify Mr. Jones via telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

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