THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION`S CHAIRMAN and CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER VISIT INDIA OPERATIONS

Released on = June 6, 2007, 3:15 am

Press Release Author = First India Corporation

Industry = Real Estate

Press Release Summary = First Indian Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The
First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), recently hosted First American corporate
executives Parker S. Kennedy, chairman and chief executive officer and Dennis
Gilmore, chief operating officer during a five-day visit to India.

Press Release Body =
THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION'S CHAIRMAN & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER VISIT INDIA
OPERATIONS
-Company Seeks to Expand Product and Service Offerings in India-

Bangalore, June 6, 2007 - First Indian Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The
First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), recently hosted First American corporate
executives Parker S. Kennedy, chairman and chief executive officer and Dennis
Gilmore, chief operating officer during a five-day visit to India.

The First American officers visited First Indian offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad
in order to gain greater insight into the corporation's overseas operations. During
the visit, they reviewed opportunities to further extend First American product and
service offerings in the Indian market, met with a high government official to
exchange views on First American\'s expansion plans and learned more about the Indian
government, culture and economic vision.

"The Indian economy is growing rapidly and factors strongly into our plans to expand
product and service offerings globally," said Kennedy. "We have established a
leadership position in the real estate and mortgage information industries, and that
uniquely positions us to offer a higher degree of sophistication in the area of
business information services in India."

The current value of real estate loans in India is approximately $50 billion USD and
is expected to grow at a rate in excess of 25 to 28 percent annually. India has 67
cities of more than 500,000 people and commercial growth is booming, with global and
local retailers eyeing India's youthful middle class, which is among the fastest
growing in the world. Seventy-five percent of all new retail space in India is
expected to be concentrated in the country's five largest cities and foreign direct
investment in the real estate sector is expected to infuse $50 billion USD during
the next three years.

All of the top 10 U.S.-based mortgage originators, as well as the top 10 U.S.-based
mortgage servicers, now source significant core processing services from India. The
majority of the leading mortgage providers in the United Kingdom and Australia
follow similar sourcing patterns.

"Our talented and dedicated First Indian Corporation employees deliver high-quality
work in software development, research, analytics and transaction processing," said
Gilmore. "They have contributed significantly to the operational efficiency
initiatives of The First American Corporation, and we see tremendous opportunity in
leveraging those resources to develop advanced analytic products and services that
can be consumed by leading corporations around the globe."

First Indian Corporation pioneered business process outsourcing in India in 1994 and
has since grown into one of the largest providers of offshore services to the
mortgage industry. "Having been associated with the company for more than a decade,
I am elated to be part of this evolution, and see limitless potential in our people
and business opportunities in the Indian market, said Peter W. Gorrie, president of
First Indian Corporation."

"We are pleased to support the various businesses of our parent company, and are
working continuously to increase the value we bring to First American and its global
clients," said Anoop Hegde, country manager for First Indian Corporation. "Equally
exciting are the emerging opportunities for First American and First Indian to offer
customized services to further develop the real estate and mortgage industry in
India."

About First Indian Corporation
First Indian Corporation Private Limited (www.firstindiancorp.com), a subsidiary of
The First American Corporation, is a leading provider of offshore transaction,
technology and analytics services for the real estate information and mortgage
industries, with more than 5,800 employees in its Bangalore and Hyderabad centers.
The First Indian Corporation's primary areas of focus include title insurance,
property tax, flood certification, default management services, and credit and
property information. The company assimilates and delivers information that helps
First American customers make decisions, operate their businesses and advance their
lives.

About First American
The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a FORTUNE 500® company that traces its
history to 1889, is America's largest provider of business information. First
American combines advanced analytics with its vast data resources to supply
businesses and consumers with valuable information products to support the major
economic events of people's lives, such as getting a job, renting an apartment,
buying a car or house, securing a mortgage and opening or buying a business. The
First American Family of Companies, many of which command leading market share
positions in their respective industries, operate within five primary business
segments, including: Title Insurance and Services, Specialty Insurance, Mortgage
Information, Property Information and First Advantage. With revenues of $8.5 billion
in 2006, First American has approximately 2,100 offices throughout the United States
and abroad. More information about the company and an archive of its press releases
can be found at www.firstam.com




Web Site = http://www.firstam.com

Contact Details = Media Contacts:

In India: In the United States:
D Nirmala - First Indian Corporation Private Limited Carrie Gaska - The First
American Corporation
+ 91- 80 - 44332211 +1 (714) 250-3298
dnirmala@firstam.com cgaska@firstam.com


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