Mother Lode Holding Company Acquires Wisconsin Title Service Company Inc. and Its Sister Company

Mother Lode Holding Company ,a California-based provider of title insurance, underwriting and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced the acquisition of Wisconsin Title Service Company, Inc., a Wisconsin-based title insurance agency with a deep history in the state. The acquisition included Wisconsin Title Service Company’s sister company, Wisconsin Title Closing Service, Inc., as well as its title plants in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Walworth and Washington counties. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]