Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 EPS of $0.30

Jacksonville, Fla. -- (February 3, 2010) -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services, today reported operating results for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009.

The following are summary financial and operational results for the operating segments of FNF for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:

- The preceding table only includes commercial activity from FNF's commercial offices in the national commercial division and does not attempt to capture potential commercial activity in our local offices.

"Despite operating against a difficult economic backdrop, 2009 was a year of significant accomplishments that has Fidelity National Financial well positioned as we enter 2010," said Chairman William P. Foley, II.  "We generated total revenue of $5.8 billion, pre-tax profits of $345 million, net earnings of $222 million and cash flow from operations of $380 million.  All of these were significant increases over our 2008 results."

"The December 2008 acquisition of Lawyers Title and Commonwealth Title was fully integrated during the first half of 2009.  From January through March, we aggressively removed costs from those operations and were able to return them to operational profitability by the month of March.  The integration of Lawyers and Commonwealth was completed during the second quarter, with an overall total cost reduction of nearly $265 million.  We eliminated approximately 2,300 positions, more than 40% of the employees transferred at closing, and more than 240 offices as part of the aggressive integration.  These underwriters are fully integrated into the FNF family and we look forward to their continued significant contribution to our market-leading title insurance business in 2010 and beyond."

"In April, we were successful in issuing 18.2 million shares of our common stock for approximately $331 million in proceeds to further strengthen our balance sheet.  Those proceeds were primarily used to reduce the outstanding balance on our credit facility, repurchase our existing public debt and to make a capital infusion into Lawyers Title to bolster that underwriter's balance sheet.  Throughout 2009, we reduced our outstanding debt by nearly $490 million, while also growing our equity by almost $460 million.  As a result, our debt to capital ratio ended the year at 21%, after beginning 2009 at more than 32% and book value per share increased by more than $1.10, or 8%, from the beginning of 2009, ending at $14.41 on December 31, 2009."

"We are proud of our accomplishments in 2009, but we are never satisfied.  We will continue to manage our title business as we always have, with continued dedication to our weekly operating metrics as we seek to maximize profitability in any market environment.  As always, we remain committed to our ultimate goal of continuing to create value for our shareholders."
   
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), is a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services.  FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Lawyers Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States.  FNF also provides flood insurance, personal lines insurance and home warranty insurance through its specialty insurance business.  FNF also is a leading provider of outsourced claims management services to large corporate and public sector entities through its minority-owned subsidiary, Sedgwick CMS.  FNF is also a leading information services company in the human resource, retail and transportation markets through another minority-owned subsidiary, Ceridian Corporation.  More information about FNF can be found at www.fnf.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future economic performance and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on operating subsidiaries as a source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE:  Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CONTACT: Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, 904-854-8120,
dkmurphy@fnf.com