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| Basis of Financial Statements | Basis of Financial Statements The financial information in this report presented for interim periods is unaudited and includes the accounts of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” the "Company" or “FNF”) prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All adjustments made were of a normal, recurring nature. This report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K (our "Annual Report") for the year ended December 31, 2025. Description of the Business We are a leading provider of (i) title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, including loan sub-servicing, valuations, default services, and home warranty, (ii) transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries, and (iii) annuity and life insurance products. FNF is one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies operating through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ("FNTIC"), Chicago Title Insurance Company ("Chicago Title"), Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company ("Commonwealth Title"), Alamo Title Insurance and National Title Insurance of New York Inc. - which collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. Through our subsidiary, ServiceLink Holdings, LLC ("ServiceLink"), we provide mortgage transaction services, including title-related services and facilitation of production and management of mortgage loans. We are also a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients through our majority-owned subsidiary, F&G Annuities & Life ("F&G"). For information about our reportable segments refer to Note H Segment Information. Recent Developments F&G Life Re Ltd. (“F&G Life Re”) On March 1, 2026, F&G completed the sale of its Bermuda based subsidiary, F&G Life Re, to Ancient Financial Holdings, LP (“Ancient”) an unrelated third party. As a result of this transaction, we no longer hold a controlling financial interest and deconsolidated F&G Life Re. Following the sale, F&G Life Re was renamed Ancient Re Ltd. (“Ancient Re”) and is no longer considered a related party. Blackstone retained asset management for the inforce assets, relating to certain inforce FIA policies, and Ancient manages assets under a new forward flow reinsurance agreement, effective March 1, 2026, to cede certain MYGA business. Consideration for the sale included cash received of approximately $102 million and a 19.9% limited partnership interest in Ancient, resulting in a pre-tax gain for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of approximately $14 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments that are expected to be finalized in the second or third quarter of 2026. The gain is recorded in Recognized gains and losses, net on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The calculation of the gain included derecognition of F&G Life Re’s net assets, which included goodwill of approximately $56 million. Income Tax Income tax expense was $175 million and $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Income tax expense attributable to increases in our valuation allowance were $17 million and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before income taxes was 35% and 26% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before taxes in the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the corresponding period in 2025 is primarily attributable to the adjustment to the deferred tax liability for the outside basis difference in our investment in F&G, as well as F&G's outside basis difference in F&G Life Re in the three months ended March 31, 2026. Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share, as presented on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, is computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders in a given period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during such period. In periods when earnings are positive, diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus assumed conversions of potentially dilutive securities. For periods when we recognize a net loss, diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share as the impact of assumed conversions of potentially dilutive securities is considered to be antidilutive. We have granted certain stock options and shares of restricted stock, which have been treated as common share equivalents for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share for periods in which positive earnings have been reported. Options or other instruments, which provide the ability to purchase shares of our common stock that are antidilutive, are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. There were no antidilutive instruments outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Unconsolidated Owned Distribution Investments We paid commissions on sales through our unconsolidated owned distribution investments and their affiliates of approximately $14 million and $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The acquisition expense is deferred and amortized in Depreciation and amortization in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The amendments in this update enhance transparency of certain expense captions by disclosing more granular information of specific expenses within those captions such as personnel costs, depreciation, and amortization. The amendments also require disclosure of qualitative description of amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated. The amendments in this update are effective for all public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We do not expect to early adopt this standard and are in the process of assessing this standard and its impact on our disclosures upon adoption. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The amendments in this update refine capitalization thresholds by removing all references to project stages. The amendments require that an entity capitalize software costs when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and when it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended (“probable-to-complete recognition threshold”). Additionally, the amendments clarify the disclosure requirements for internal-use software costs. The amendments in this update are effective for all companies for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendments should be applied using a prospective, retrospective, or modified transition approach. We do not expect to early adopt this standard and are in the process of assessing this standard and its impact upon adoption.
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