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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.)Fitch Ratings on Wednesday affirmed its issuer default and senior unsecured debt ratings for First American Corp., an insurance and and business information company.READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)U.S. home prices fell by nearly 11 percent in June from a year earlier, a real estate information service said Monday, with the biggest declines seen in California, Florida and Nev...READ MORE

(SANTA ANA, Calif.)First American Corp., a business information and analytics provider, said Thursday that it swung to a profit in the second quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations, as it aggres...READ MORE

(PHOENIX)An Arizona appellate court is restoring part of a large punitive damage award against a real estate title insurance company. A jury had awarded $6 million in compensatory damages a...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Piper Jaffray lowered its earnings estimates on two major title insurers, citing the persistent decline of the U.S. housing market. Analyst Robert Napoli said refinancing originati...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)The value of homeowners insurance liability claims resulting from dog bites increased 10.5 percent in 2007, according to a study released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Ins...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A Piper Jaffray analyst cut his profit estimates for First American Corp., saying the housing market will probably hamstring the title insurer through next year.READ MORE