December 27, 2012
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 4720
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | First American Financial Corporation |
| Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
| Filed February 27, 2012 |
| File No. 001-34580 |
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
We refer to your comment letter dated November 28, 2012 regarding the above-referenced filing. As discussed today with Sasha Parikh, Staff Accountant, we are writing to request an extension of the deadline for our response. We intend to respond to your letter no later than January 9, 2013.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Max O. Valdes |
| Max O. Valdes |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Mark Brunhofer |
| Sasha Parikh |
| Brian Lane, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP |