EX-99.(B) 4 dex99b.htm CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification by Chief Financial Officer
 
EXHIBIT (99)(b)
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Form 10-Q of The First American Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas A. Klemens, chief financial officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
1)
 
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2)
 
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
    
/s/ Thomas A. Klemens
    
    
Thomas A. Klemens
    
Senior Executive Vice President
    
Chief Financial Officer
    
November 14, 2002