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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 * ARGYROS GEORGE L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST AMERICAN CORP [FAF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/20/2008 (Street) SANTA ANA, CA 92707 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 06/20/2008   A   1,707 A $ 0 3,378 D (1) (2)   Common Stock               106,800 I By Hbi (corp.) Common Stock               3,400 I By Trust For Benefit Of Parents (3) Common Stock               125 I Ugma Custodial Account (4) Common Stock               7,900 I By Gla Financial Corp. (corp.) Common Stock               235,534 I By The Argyros Family Trust Common Stock               3,900 I By Trust (5)

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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

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.49

12/08/2006(6)

12/08/2015

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARGYROS GEORGE L 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707	X

Signatures

Grace K. Lee, Attorney In Fact for George Leon Argyros		06/30/2008
**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 1,707 shares acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 6/20/09, the first anniversary of the grant.
(2)	Includes 716 unvested restricted stock units remaining from an original grant of 1,049 restricted stock units on 3/5/07. Pursuant to the terms of the grant, the restricted stock units vest in three equal increments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant and accrue dividend equivalents in the form of additional restricted stock units.
(3)	The shares are held by the reporting person as trustee of an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his parents.
(4)	The shares are held by the reporting person as custodian of a custodial account established under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, for the benefit of the reporting person's grandson.
(5)	The shares are held by a revocable trust for which the reporting person's daughter serves as the trustee and for which the reporting person may be deemed to have investment control.
(6)	The options vest 12/8/06, the first anniversary of the grant.

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