First American Financial Corp. was recognized as a most innovative company of the year by the American Business Awards, earning a bronze Stevie award in the category for companies with more than 2,500 employees.
“Earning recognition as a leading innovator from our peers in the broader business community reflects the inspiring work our people do every day to further our leadership of the digital transformation of title and settlement,” First American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst said in a release. “It also highlights the tremendous opportunity we have to enhance the real estate transaction experience for buyers, sellers, real estate professionals, lenders, title agents and other market participants.”
Achievements that helped First American earn the award include ClarityFirst, the company’s digital platform for commercial transactions, and Endpoint, which helps the residential digital closing experience. The award was also bestowed for the company’s progress in title and settlement automation, its patent portfolio, investments in the company’s data leadership and its venture investments in more than 20 early-stage proptech companies.
More than 3,700 nominations were submitted to the 2022 American Business Awards in a wide range of categories.