On March 9, 2006, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services 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; see ratings list) 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 related entities follows
