EXHIBIT 23.2

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy 
Statement/Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form 
S-4 of The First American Financial Corporation of our report dated February 
15, 1999, appearing on page 45 of National Information Group's Annual Report 
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.  We also consent to the 
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such proxy 
statement/prospectus.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, CA
March 23, 1999