EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION BEGINS OPERATION
                              AND TRADING ON NASDAQ

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 6, 2003--First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV)
began unified operations today as a leading national provider of enterprise and
consumer screening solutions. First Advantage was created by the merger,
completed yesterday, of The First American Corporation's Screening Technologies
division with US SEARCH.com.

The company's Class A common shares commenced trading today on the Nasdaq
national market system under the symbol "FADV."

First Advantage offers single-source solutions for enterprise and consumer
screening and risk mitigation needs. The company's offerings to the enterprise
market include employment background screening services, drug-free workplace
programs, physical exams and other occupational health testing, motor vehicle
records, and resident screening services to businesses, non-profit organizations
and governmental agencies. To consumers, the company offers location and
verification services.

Based on prior performance of its member companies, First Advantage Corporation
expects to have revenues of approximately $170 million in 2003 and anticipates
long-term annual growth of 20 percent. The company, based in St. Petersburg,
Fla., has almost 1,000 employees in major offices located in Los Angeles,
Concord and Sacramento, Calif.; Milwaukee; Bethesda and Rockville, Md.; Denver;
and Bangalore, India.

"On our opening day, we've hit the ground running already in a national
leadership position, providing screening and related services to a large number
of companies comprising the Fortune 1000," said John Long, First Advantage chief
executive officer. "Nearly all of our operations currently rank among the top
three companies in their respective business line," he said.

"First Advantage is in a very strong competitive position, enhanced by the scope
of our businesses that work together to provide our clients with the quality
information they need to make informed decisions. These synergies provide First
Advantage additional operating scale, a broader menu of services to offer our
customers, expanded geographic reach and a solid financial foundation," said
Long.

First Advantage provides best-in-class solutions, incorporating state-of-the-art
technology networks, platforms and proprietary systems. Central to these
technological advances will be DARWIN(TM), a patent-pending proprietary software
platform developed by US SEARCH.com that uses advanced technology to access,
assimilate, compile, distribute and present data from a variety of public and
private databases.

About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV) provides best-in-class single-source
solutions for enterprise and consumer screening and risk mitigation needs,
incorporating state-of-the-art technology, proprietary systems and data
resources. Created by the merger of The First American Corporation's Screening
Technologies division with US SEARCH.com, First Advantage is a leading national
provider in the screening industry, ranking among the top three companies in
nearly all of its business lines. The company offers multiple products and
services including employment background screening, drug-free workplace
programs, physical exams and other occupational health testing, resident
screening services, motor vehicle records and consumer location services.
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., with major offices in Los Angeles,
Concord and Sacramento, Calif.; Milwaukee; Bethesda and Rockville, Md.; Denver;
and Bangalore, India, the company has nearly 1,000 employees. Further
information about the company is available at www.FADV.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements made in this press release, including those relating to 2003
revenues, long-term annual growth rates and DARWIN technology are
forward-looking. Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause results to differ
materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the
forward-looking statements include: general volatility of the capital markets
and the market price of the company's Class A common stock; the company's
ability to successfully raise capital; the company's ability to integrate the
businesses brought together in the June 5, 2003, merger with US SEARCH.com, Inc.
and the FAST division of The First American Corporation; the company's ability
to identify and complete acquisitions and successfully integrate businesses it
acquires; changes in applicable government regulations; the degree and nature of
the company's competition; increases in the company's expenses; continued
consolidation among the company's competitors and customers; unanticipated
technological changes and requirements; and the
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company's ability to identify suppliers of quality and cost-effective data. The
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The company
does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances
or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.