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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 * NALLATHAMBI ANAND K   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) President of First Advantage (Last) (First) (Middle) 12395 FIRST AMERICAN WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2005 (Street) POWAY, CA 92064 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               7,367.535 D (1)   Common Stock               3,753.024 I By 401(k) Plan Trust (2)

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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)

$ 47.49

12/08/2005

A

50,000

12/08/2006(3)

12/08/2015

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 5.694

04/24/1997(4)

04/24/2006

Common Stock

3,500

3,500

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.75

02/24/2001(5)

02/24/2010

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.08

12/13/2002(6)

12/13/2011

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 16.5

07/23/2003(7)

07/23/2012

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.85

02/27/2004(8)

02/27/2013

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.56

02/26/2005(9)

02/26/2014

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 36.55

02/28/2006(10)

02/28/2015

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NALLATHAMBI ANAND K 12395 FIRST AMERICAN WAY POWAY, CA 92064			President of First Advantage

Signatures

By: Jeffrey S. Robinson, Attorney In Fact for		12/12/2005
**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)	Includes 1,957.535 shares acquired in connection with the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	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).
(3)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/8/06, the first anniversary of the grant.
(4)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 4/24/97, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/24/01, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/13/02, the first anniversary of the grant.
(7)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 7/23/03, the first anniversary of the grant.
(8)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/27/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(9)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/26/05, the first anniversary of the grant.
(10)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/28/06, the first anniversary of the grant.

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