First American Financial Corporation, founded in 1889, provides title insurance, settlement services, property data and analytics, and related real estate and financial services.
First American Financial Corporation is a provider of title insurance, settlement services and real estate-related solutions. Founded in 1889, the company examines title records, resolves issues that could limit ownership rights, and insures buyers and lenders against unknown title defects or fraud. Its title insurance business has been delivered for more than 135 years and is supported by settlement and closing services for residential, commercial and industrial transactions.
The company's technical work concentrates on three areas: property data and analytics, real estate transaction technology, and title search and examination. First American describes its property data and analytics operation as the nation's largest such resource. Other businesses within the group include a home warranty line, banking services that streamline processes for title and escrow companies, and wealth management services.
First American operates hundreds of offices nationwide and has a geographic presence in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The company describes an approach that combines industry expertise with technological innovation, and frames its work around certainty and confidence in real estate transactions. A family of companies spanning title, escrow, data, banking and wealth management offers cross-business career paths.
