SEC Form 4
First American Financial Corporation (FAF) insider trading
In the 12 months to Oct 24, 2026, 3 FAF insiders reported open-market sales of $1.1M across 3 filings; one director bought $4.1M.
Latest filing · Last 12 months · Source: SEC EDGAR · How we count
- Open-market sales
- $1.1M
- 3 filings · 3 insiders
- Open-market purchases
- $4.1M
- 1 filing · Parker S. Kennedy, Director
Who traded FAF, and when
- Purchase
- Sale
FAF daily close from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026, between $56.85 and $79.16, last $64.72. 3 sale and 1 purchase filings by 4 insiders, marked at their filing dates. Parker S. Kennedy, Director: bought $4.1M across 1 filing, first filed Feb 18, 2026, last Feb 18, 2026. Margaret M. McCarthy, Director: sold $468.0K across 1 filing, first filed Apr 28, 2026, last Apr 28, 2026. Lisa W. Cornehl, SVP, Chief Legal Officer: sold $399.6K across 1 filing, first filed May 7, 2026, last May 7, 2026. Steven A. Adams, VP & Chief Accounting Officer: sold $243.9K across 1 filing, first filed Jul 28, 2026, last Jul 28, 2026.
Largest mark · tap a row for others
Parker S. Kennedy · Director
Purchase $4,050,101
59,841 shares at $67.68 avg
Filed Feb 18, 2026 · traded Feb 13
Close on filing date $66.16
Parker S. Kennedy · Director
Director
$4.1M boughtMargaret M. McCarthy · Director
Director
$468.0K soldLisa W. Cornehl · SVP, Chief Legal Officer
SVP, Chief Legal Officer
$399.6K soldSteven A. Adams · VP & Chief Accounting Officer
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
$243.9K soldHas the First American Financial Corporation's CEO sold stock?
No. Mark Edward Seaton (CEO) made no open-market sales filed as CEO in the last 12 months.
Open-market trades
4 filings in the last 12 months| Insider | Role | Sold | Bought | Filings | Pre-arranged (10b5-1) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker S. Kennedy | Director | — | $4.1M | 1 | — | |
| Margaret M. McCarthy | Director | $468.0K | — | 1 | — | |
| Lisa W. Cornehl | SVP, Chief Legal Officer | $399.6K | — | 1 | — | |
| Steven A. Adams | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | $243.9K | — | 1 | — |
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Avg price | Value | Held after | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
traded | Steven A. Adams VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 3,253 | $74.99 | $243.9K | 10,234 | |
traded | Lisa W. Cornehl SVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sale | 5,823 | $68.63 | $399.6K | 29,635 | |
traded | Margaret M. McCarthy Director | Sale | 6,630 | $70.59 | $468.0K | 24,024 | |
traded | Parker S. Kennedy Director | Purchase | 59,841 | $67.68 | $4.1M | 221,552 |
GET /stocks/filings/vX/form-4?tickers=FAF&filing_date.gte=2025-10-24&sort=filing_date.desc&limit=500{
"status": "OK",
"results": [
{
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"FAF"
],
"issuer_cik": "0001472787",
"owner_cik": "0001619498",
"accession_number": "0001193125-26-321599",
"form_type": "4",
"filing_date": "2026-07-28",
"period_of_report": "2026-07-24",
"issuer_name": "First American Financial Corp",
"issuer_trading_symbol": "FAF",
"owner_name": "Adams Steven A",
"is_director": false,
"is_officer": true,
"is_ten_percent_owner": false,
"is_other": false,
"officer_title": "VP & Chief Accounting Officer",
"security_type": "non_derivative",
"record_type": "transaction",
"security_title": "Common Stock",
"transaction_timeliness": "O",
"aff_10b5_one": false,
"transaction_date": "2026-07-24",
"transaction_code": "S",
"equity_swap_involved": false,
"transaction_shares": 0.001,
"transaction_price_per_share": 75.43,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "D",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 10233.932,
"transaction_value": 0.07543000000000001,
"direct_or_indirect": "D",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F2",
"description": "Includes 903 unvested Restricted Stock Units (\"RSUs\") acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,456 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/22/2025, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F3",
"description": "Includes 2,180 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 3,103 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/24/2026, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F4",
"description": "Includes 3,405 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 3,351 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/19/2027, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F5",
"description": "Includes 114.851 shares acquired through an automatic dividend reinvestment plan administered by the reporting person's broker since the reporting person's last filing made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of\n1934. Fractional share amounts may vary slightly from prior reports due to rounding."
},
{
"id": "F6",
"description": "Includes 162.786 shares acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the reporting person's last filing made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Fractional share amounts may vary slightly from prior reports due to rounding."
}
]
},
{
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"period_of_report": "2026-07-24",
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"transaction_shares": 3252.597,
"transaction_price_per_share": 74.9937,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "D",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 10233.933,
"transaction_value": 243924.28363890003,
"direct_or_indirect": "D",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F1",
"description": "The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $74.9901 to $75.055, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote."
},
{
"id": "F2",
"description": "Includes 903 unvested Restricted Stock Units (\"RSUs\") acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,456 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/22/2025, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F3",
"description": "Includes 2,180 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 3,103 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/24/2026, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F4",
"description": "Includes 3,405 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 3,351 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/19/2027, the first anniversary of the grant."
},
{
"id": "F5",
"description": "Includes 114.851 shares acquired through an automatic dividend reinvestment plan administered by the reporting person's broker since the reporting person's last filing made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of\n1934. Fractional share amounts may vary slightly from prior reports due to rounding."
},
{
"id": "F6",
"description": "Includes 162.786 shares acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the reporting person's last filing made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Fractional share amounts may vary slightly from prior reports due to rounding."
}
]
}
]
}
// trimmed to 2 resultsThe response includes every Form 4 record; this page keeps open-market purchases and sales on common stock and removes duplicate joint-filer rows.
Other insider activity (not market trades) · 38 records
- Tax withholding15 records
- Grants and awards20 records
- Gifts2 records
- Other1 record
Reported on Form 4 but not purchases or sales in the market, so not counted in the totals above.
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How to read this page
- Open-market purchase or sale
- A buy or sell of the company's stock at market price. Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax, gifts and employee stock plan purchases are listed separately and not counted.
- Filing date
- Insiders have two business days to report a trade. Totals and the chart use the filing date, when the trade became public.