National Fidelity Mortgage history

The company's current incarnation began to take form in 1980.

Foley and Willey incorporated Fidelity National Financial Inc. in 1984 and took controlling interest in FNTIC in a leveraged buyout, a deal worth approximately $21 million.

The sale of stock to employees in 1985 gave Fidelity the distinction of being the nation's first and only employee-owned title insurance underwriter.

1987: Trading begins on the American Stock Exchange.

In 1991, company revenues were $220.6 million, a 23.5 percent increase over the previous year, and profits were $6.2 million, up 36 percent, according to California Business.

1992: Fidelity moves to the New York Stock Exchange.

Year-end 1993 revenue was $575 million.

Fidelity deepened its involvement in technical services when it purchased, in 1994, ACS Systems Inc.

Stepping outside the title business, Fidelity's 1995 acquisition of World Tax Service worked to further enhance its market position in California.

Fidelity brought the country's eighth largest title underwriter into the fold in 1996 and, by doing so, doubled its existing agency base.

The title insurance industry posted substantial gains in 1998, aided by a strong real estate market.

Pending legislative reform of the financial services sector and concerns about overcapacity also pushed companies to merge, according to an August 1999 American Banker article.

Formed in 2001 through a merger with and reorganization of VISTA Information Solutions, FNIS was the largest provider of Multiple Listing Services in the nation only a year into operation.

Coinciding with the 2002 year-end report, Fidelity announced plans to acquire Alltel Information Services for approximately $1 billion.

In 2006, Fidelity purchased and remodeled the historic Carnegie Library to house its expanding commercial banking division.

The Oklahoma division also saw the addition of the fourth generation of the family leadership when Aaron Bastian, Clark’s son, became president of Oklahoma Fidelity Bank in 2009.

Growth of the Oklahoma regional market has been a key strategic priority in the early 2020s.

In late 2021, the acquisition of Yorktown Bank expanded the total number of branch locations to nine.