First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) reported quarterly earnings of $1.99 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.44 by 38 percent. This is a 47.41 percent increase over earnings of $1.35 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.049 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.821 billion by 12.53 percent. This is a 21.60 percent increase over sales of $1.685 billion the same period last year.