First National to Host Second Quarter 2012 Results Conference Call on July 31, 2012

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TORONTO, July 17, 2012 /CNW/ - First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN)

Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Release	July 30, 2012 before market open
Conference Call and Webcast	July 31, 2012 10:00 a.m. ET
Hosted by	Stephen Smith, Co-founder, Chairman and President Rob Inglis, Chief Financial Officer Moray Tawse, Vice President, Mortgage Investments
Participant Numbers	1-416-644-3414 or 1-800-814-4859

A question and answer session for analysts and institutional investors will follow management's presentation.

A taped rebroadcast will be available to listeners until 12 a.m. on August 7, 2012. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter passcode 4544434#.

About First National Financial Corporation

First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN) is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian-based originator, underwriter and servicer of predominantly prime residential (single family and multi-unit) and commercial mortgages. With over $60 billion in mortgages under administration, First National is Canada's largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages and is among the top three in market share in the mortgage broker distribution channel. For more information, please visit www.firstnational.ca.

For further information:

Rob Inglis
Chief Financial Officer
First National Financial Corporation
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Steve Wallace
Vice President
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