First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) reported quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.59 by 23.73 percent. This is a 21.05 percent decrease over earnings of $0.57 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.425 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.430 billion by 0.32 percent. This is a 1.45 percent decrease over sales of $1.446 billion the same period last year.