[Nuveen Letterhead]
November 26, 2013
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Mr. James O’Connor
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of the Effective Date Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (the “Fund”) |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 Under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 9 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Filed on November 25, 2013 (File Nos. 333-188655 and 811-21333) |
Dear Mr. O’Connor:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that the same will become effective at 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with this request, Nuveen Securities, LLC, the underwriter for the Fund, has also signed this letter requesting acceleration.
Very truly yours,
| Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund, Inc. | Nuveen Securities, LLC | |||||||
| /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||||
| By: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | By: | Gifford R. Zimmerman | |||||
| Title: | Chief Administrative Officer | Title: | Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel | |||||