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First American Financial Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

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The First American Financial Corporation, the nation's leading provider of real estate-related financial and information services, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per common share. This dividend is payable on January 15, 1999, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 1998. The company has a long history of paying annual cash dividends, dating back to 1909.

Key Takeaways:

  • The First American Financial Corporation has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per common share.
  • The dividend is payable on January 15, 1999, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 1998.
  • The company has paid a cash dividend every year since 1909.
  • First American Financial has more than 17,000 employees in over 400 branch offices in the United States and abroad.
  • The corporation's subsidiaries include First American Title Insurance Company, First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation, and First American Capital Management.
  • First American Financial is the nation's leading provider of real estate-related financial and information services.

Statistics:

  • The regular quarterly cash dividend is 6 cents per common share.
  • The dividend is payable on January 15, 1999.
  • The company has more than 17,000 employees.
  • There are over 400 branch offices in the United States and abroad.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, December 16, 1998
  • The First American Financial Corporation, 1998
  • First American Financial Corporation website, http://www.firstam.com.

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