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First American Corp. (FAF)At 1:51PM ET: 31.585  Down 0.195 (0.61%)  
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First American Corp.
1 First American Way
Santa Ana, CA 92707-5913
United States - Map
Phone: 714-250-3000
Fax: 714-541-6372
Web Site: http://www.firstam.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Financial
Industry:Surety & Title Insurance
Full Time Employees:31,411

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
The First American Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides business information and related products and services in the United States. Its Title Insurance and Services segment issues residential and commercial title insurance policies; and provides related escrow services and accommodates tax-deferred exchanges, as well as offers investment advisory services, trust services, lending and deposit products, and other related products and services. The company’s Specialty Insurance segment issues property and casualty insurance policies, and sells home warranty products. Its Information and Outsourcing Solutions segment provides tax monitoring, flood zone certification and monitoring, building and maintaining geospatial proprietary software and databases, default management services, loan administration and production services, business process outsourcing, and asset valuation and management services. The company’s Data and Analytic Solutions segment offers licenses and analyzes data relating to mortgage securities and loans, and real property; risk management and collateral assessment analytics; and database access tools and automated appraisal services. Its Risk Mitigation and Business Solutions segment provides consumer credit reporting solutions for mortgage and home equity needs, transportation credit reporting, motor vehicle record reporting, criminal records reselling, specialty finance credit reporting, consumer credit reporting, lead generation, consumer credit reports and automotive lead development services for the automotive dealer marketplace, employment background screening, hiring management solutions, occupational health, tax incentive, payroll and human resource management, resident screening, property management software, renters’ insurance, computer forensics, electronic discovery, data recovery, due diligence reporting, and corporate and litigation investigative services. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in Santa Ana, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    First American Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 73.5% of S&P 400 companies and 83.2% of Insurance companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Parker S. Kennedy , 61
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Chairman of Exec. Committee and Chairman of First American Title Insurance Company
    $ 695.00K $ 200.00K
    Mr. Dennis J. Gilmore , 50
    Exec. VP and Chief Exec. Officer of Financial Services Group
    $ 1.41M $ 0
    Mr. Barry M. Sando , 49
    Pres of Information and Outsourcing Solutions Segment
    $ 997.00K $ 0
    Mr. Max O. Valdes , 54
    Chief Accounting Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 609.00K $ 28.00K
    Mr. Anthony S. Piszel CPA, 54
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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