First Advantage Opens Employment Screening Operation in Manila

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 3, 2005 -- First Advantage Corporation , a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced that it has opened an employment screening office in Manila, Philippines to help serve the increasing overseas demand for screening by multinational corporations.

Capitalizing on a favorable economy, multinational corporations are expanding current facilities or opening new offices in the Philippines -- activities that create demand for pre-employment screening of that area's growing workforce. The new First Advantage office will employ approximately 50 persons whose efforts will primarily focus on providing regional employment and education verification services for job candidates.

As part of its international expansion strategy, First Advantage acquired the leading Asian Pacific screening company, Quest Research, earlier this year. First Advantage Quest Research provides pre-employment screening services to meet the growing demand for verification information on East Asian job applicants. The addition of these resources allows First Advantage to offer a single source screening solution for global employers.

"The operations facility in Manila further enhances First Advantage's ability to serve multinational corporations hiring employees throughout East Asia," said John Baxter, general manager - East Asia, First Advantage Quest. "We are also looking forward to leveraging our presence by offering services to local employers."

About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation 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 more than 3,700 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First Advantage can be found at www.FADV.com.

First Advantage is a majority-owned subsidiary of The First American Corporation , 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 www.firstam.com.

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