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.

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