NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 9, 2006--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it raised its counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on Fidelity National Financial Inc. (NYSE:FNF) and Fidelity National Title Group Inc. (FNT) to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and removed the ratings from CreditWatch positive where they were placed on Sept. 15, 2005. At the same time, Standard&Poor's raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the seven title underwriters that constitute the Fidelity National Title Insurance Cos. Group (Fidelity Title) to 'A' from 'A-'. The outlook is stable. The ratings on FNT are primarily based on the underlying counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Fidelity Title. "The rating actions on FNF and its
