First American Title

2 First American Way

Santa Ana, California 92707

714-250-3000

First American's evolution from a one-county abstract company to a diversified, international information services provider is truly a success story. The corporation traces its roots to 1889, when Orange County, California, a very rural area at the time, split off from the county of Los Angeles. Two firms opened to handle title matters in the brand-new county. In 1894, C.E. Parker, a local businessman, succeeded in merging the two competitors into a single entity. He was named president of the resulting company - Orange County Title Company - the immediate predecessor to today's First American Title Insurance Company.