Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Livermore George Stone
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST AMERICAN CORP [(FAF)]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4 FIRST AMERICAN WAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Business Segment President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA ANA, CA 92707		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 450
D
 
Common Stock 1,795.927
I
By 401(k)
Common Stock 40
I
By Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 07/23/2003(2) 07/23/2012 Common Stock 4,000 $ 16.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 03/12/2004(3) 03/12/2013 Common Stock 4,500 $ 21.89 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 04/01/2004(4) 04/01/2013 Common Stock 4,500 $ 24.67 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/26/2006(5) 08/26/2015 Common Stock 20,000 $ 40.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 01/13/2007(6) 01/13/2016 Common Stock 12,500 $ 46.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Livermore George Stone
4 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
SANTA ANA, CA 92707		       Business Segment President  

Signatures

By: Jeffrey S. Robinson, Attorney In Fact for 11/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The shares are held by the 1992 Livermore Family Trust, of which the reporting person serves as the trustee.
(2) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 7/23/03, the first anniversary of the grant.
(3) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 3/12/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(4) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 4/01/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 8/26/06, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 1/13/07, the first anniversary of the grant.

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