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First American Financial Corporation
September 30, 2026 · intraday
- Rarity
- 1.60
- Peak move
- −5.40%
- Float cap
- $6.2B
First American Financial Corporation, through subsidiaries, provides title insurance, closing and escrow services, and related risk solutions for residential and commercial real estate transactions, primarily in the United States and internationally. Its title insurance policies protect real estate owners and mortgage lenders against title defects, and it offers title plant data, valuation, lending, trust, and mortgage subservicing services. A separate home warranty segment sells home warranty products.
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5 events · 0 from SEC or newswire · 0 timed with the movemacro_dataU.S. mortgage applications fell 6% for the week ending Sept. 25 as the average 30-year fixed conforming mortgage rate rose to 7.30% from 7.12%, its highest since November 2023, with refinance applications down 9% week over week and 56% below a year earlier, per MBA data.
analyst_ratingZacks Research raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate for First American Financial to $1.87 from $1.85 and lowered its Q1 2028 estimate to $1.19 from $1.23, maintaining a Hold rating in a September 28, 2026 note.
executive_appointmentFirst American Title Insurance Co., the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corp., named Kim Whitlock as director of strategic business development for its agency division, leading agent-network business development initiatives.
operating_metricsFirst American Data & Analytics' August 2026 Home Price Index showed U.S. home prices up 1.4% year over year and 0.2% month over month, the 17th straight month below the 3.4% pre-pandemic average, with Chicago up 5.5% and Dallas down 5.0%.
demand_signalThe Mortgage Bankers Association raised its 30-year fixed mortgage rate forecast to about 6.8% for Q4 2026 through June 2027 and cut 2026 refinance origination projections to roughly $700 billion from $713 billion in August, after the Fed's Sept. 16 quarter-point rate hike.