First Advantage Expands Litigation Support eDiscovery Services With Purchase of True Data Partners

8 October 2005

First Advantage
Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions
provider, today announced that the company has acquired True Data Partners, an
international litigation support eDiscovery firm. Following First Advantage's
growth strategy, this transaction enhances the eDiscovery consulting services
offered by its subsidiary, First Advantage CoreFacts, providing a
comprehensive, one-stop solution for law firm and corporate legal department
clientele worldwide.
From initial document request through production, True Data Partners
delivers a full range of electronic discovery services, including complete
foreign language processing and translation. With processing facilities
headquartered in South Pasadena, Calif., the company has offices in New York,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
"True Data Partners quality processing and hosting capabilities are a
perfect fit with the premiere forensics, data recovery and litigation
consultancy services of First Advantage CoreFacts," said John Long, chief
executive officer of First Advantage Corporation. "The addition of their
resources allows First Advantage CoreFacts to deliver a full range of
eDiscovery processing services and enhances our forensics, expert witness and
consulting offerings. As a result, we are better strategically positioned to
elevate our leadership position in the marketplace, both domestically and
internationally."
Jorge Montanez, partner of True Data Partners, said, "Our company has long
been committed to delivering high quality, fast, cost controlled services to
our clients. As we join with First Advantage CoreFacts, True Data Partners
customers will gain access to complementary resources and industry expertise
in areas beyond eDiscovery. For our customers, that will mean expert
litigation consulting service enhancements to the solutions we currently
provide today."
True Data Partners will market its services under the First Advantage
CoreFacts brand and will align with First Advantage's Investigative and
Litigation Support Services business segment.

About First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV) combines industry expertise
with information to create products and services that organizations worldwide
use to make smarter business decisions. First Advantage is a leading provider
of business credit information in the transportation industry; consumer credit
information in the mortgage, automotive and subprime markets; motor vehicle
record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background
verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems;
business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation
investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data
recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management
software; renters insurance and consumer location services. First Advantage
ranks among the top three companies in all of its major business lines. First
Advantage is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and has 3,300 employees in
offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First
Advantage can be found at http://www.FADV.com.
First Advantage is a majority-owned subsidiary of The First American
Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a Fortune 500 company that traces its history to
1889. First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying
businesses and consumers with information resources in connection with the
major economic events of people's lives. Additional information about the
First American Family of Companies can be found at http://www.firstam.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including those related to the
execution of the company's growth strategy and marketplace expansion are
forward looking. Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause results to
differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those
described in the forward-looking statements include: general volatility of the
capital markets and the market price of the company's Class A common stock;
the company's ability to successfully raise capital; the company's ability to
identify and complete acquisitions and successfully integrate businesses it
acquires; changes in applicable government regulations; the degree and nature
of the company's competition; increases in the company's expenses; continued
consolidation among the company's competitors and customers; unanticipated
technological changes and requirements; the company's ability to identify
suppliers of quality and cost-effective data, and other risks identified from
time-to-time in the company's SEC filings. The forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made. The company does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that
occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. Investors are
advised to consult the company's filings with the SEC, including its 2004
Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of these and other risks.

First Advantage Contacts:

Renee Svec Cindy Williams
Director - Marketing & Communications Investor Relations Manager
727.214.3411, ext. 212 727.214.3438
rsvec@FADV.com clwilliams@fadv.com