FNF Buys Remainder of Hansen

Fidelity National Financial Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has announced the acquisition of the 45% of Hansen Quality Loan Services Inc. -- a provider of collateral score products and automated valuation models to the mortgage and investment banking industries -- that it did not already own.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FNF said Hansen's collateral score products include quality control of closed-loan appraisals, loan portfolio assessment for securitization or sale, collateral evaluation at the outset of the underwriting process, and risk analysis in the extension of credit. "Hansen has been a strong contributor to our real estate information services group since the acquisition of a majority interest by Fidelity National Information Solutions in May 2002," said William P. Foley II, FNF's chairman and chief executive officer. The company can be found online at http://www.fnf.com.