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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SANDO BARRY M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST AMERICAN CORP [FAF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Business Segment President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2009 (Street) WESTLAKE, TX 76262 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/10/2009   A   580 (1) A (2) 53,894 D (3) (4) (5)   Common Stock               5,349.284 I By 401(k) Plan Trust (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 30.8

12/14/2001(7)

12/14/2010

Common Stock

4,000

4,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 19.1

07/23/2003(8)

07/23/2012

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.85

02/27/2004(9)

02/27/2013

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 30.56

02/26/2005(10)

02/26/2014

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 36.55

02/28/2006(11)

02/28/2015

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.49

12/08/2006(12)

12/08/2015

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SANDO BARRY M 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY WESTLAKE, TX 76262			Business Segment President

Signatures

/s/ Stacy S. Rentner, Attorney-in-Fact for Barry M. Sando		11/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares of the issuer received in exchange for Class A common stock of First Advantage Corporation tendered to the issuer pursuant to the registered exchange offer commenced by the issuer on October 9, 2009, which expired on November 10, 2009.
(2)	The consideration received in the exchange offer was 0.58 of a common share of the issuer for each share of Class A common stock of First Advantage Corporation, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share.
(3)	Includes 24,062 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 23,507 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/10, the first anniversary of the grant.
(4)	Includes 19,380 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 22,848 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/09, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5)	Includes 9,872 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,211 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/5/08, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6)	Amount shown consists of shares contributed by issuer as company match, shares purchased for my account and shares acquired through automatic reinvestment of dividends paid as reported in most recent account statement in transactions exempt under rules 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B) and 16b-3(c).
(7)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/14/01, the first anniversary of the grant.
(8)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 7/23/03, the first anniversary of the grant.
(9)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/27/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(10)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/26/05, the first anniversary of the grant.
(11)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/28/06, the first anniversary of the grant.
(12)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/8/06, the first anniversary of the grant.

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