Letter of Comfort

Letter of Comfort

1. Before or during a new issue, a statement by an auditor stating that, while a full audit has not been done, a review of the issue's prospectus has revealed nothing inaccurate or misleading. The letter of comfort also states that the auditor is confident that a full audit would not uncover anything unusual that would negatively affect the issue.

2. A letter that a parent company submits to a bank on behalf of a subsidiary. When the subsidiary is applying to borrow funds from the bank, the letter of comfort states that the parent company approves of and supports the application.