Fidelity National Financial
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Fidelity National Financial Incorporated (FNF) , headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, USA (formerly in Santa Barbara, CA), is a Fortune 500 company. The company is a provider of products, services and solutions in the American economy’s segments of real estate and financial services, with principal activities in the fields of title insurance and real estate related services.
[edit] Early history
FNF traces its origin to 1847-48, when it was known as Fidelity National and Chicago Title, with V. Gillespie in California and Edward Rucker in Illinois at the helm of company’s affairs. During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, three companies, which had preceded Fidelity National and Chicago Title, could save several land records, which became the base for Cook County’s land records. Another associated company, the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, later renamed as Chicago Title and Trust (CT&T), had the distinction of issuing the first guarantee policy in Illinois.
