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Fidelity National Financial names Jeffrey Heighton president of enterprise solutions. Mar 26, 2026 Former Compass Title & Escrow executive tapped to scale agency operations, drive efficiency, and expand tech-enabled growth across FNF's national network Fidelity National Financial (FNF) appointed Jeffrey Heighton as president of enterprise solutions within its Agency Operations division, the company announced March 25. In this role, Heighton will partner with title agents across FNF's network to drive strategic growth, improve financial performance, and enhance operational scalability through technology, outsourcing, and disciplined business management. This appointment addresses the complex market environment facing title and mortgage firms, characterized by rate volatility, margin pressure, and evolving operational demands, which have increased the need for efficiency and scalable business models. Heighton brings experience across title, mortgage, and brokerage sectors, with a track record of building and scaling businesses in competitive real estate markets. His focus will include revenue strategy, expense management, organizational design, and back-office optimization for agency partners. "Success requires more than simply targeting market share or profit growth," Heighton said. He emphasized the need for "thoughtful planning" and "the right technology infrastructure" to scale effectively. Before joining FNF, Heighton served as president of title & escrow at Compass, where he led multistate growth and operational expansion. He has also held leadership roles spanning national sales and enterprise growth across title agencies, mortgage ventures, and brokerage businesses. Get the NMP Daily Essential stories, every weekday. FNF executives said the hire reflects a broader push to expand the company's consultative support model for agents, pairing operational expertise with technology-enabled solutions to improve long-term profitability. For mortgage professionals, this appointment signals continued alignment between title and lending ecosystems, particularly as firms streamline operations, control costs, and support agent and borrower pipelines in a tighter market.

Fidelity National Financial has appointed Jeffrey Heighton as President of Enterprise Solutions for its Agency Operations. In this role, he will work with title agents across FNF's network to drive strategic growth, improve financial performance and strengthen operational scalability through technology and business management. Heighton brings extensive leadership experience in title, mortgage and brokerage services, having previously served as President of Title & Escrow at Compass, where he led significant growth and operational expansion. He will support agents in revenue strategy, expense management, organisational design and back-office optimisation. The appointment expands FNF's consultative model for title agents. Heighton will collaborate with existing consulting and sales teams whilst consulting directly with agents across the network on growth strategy and technology-enabled execution.

Fidelity National Financial reported adjusted pretax Title earnings of $401 million in the fourth quarter, generating an industry-leading adjusted pretax Title margin of 17.5%. For the full year, the company delivered $1.4 billion in adjusted pretax Title earnings with a 15.9% margin. Direct commercial revenue reached $479 million in the fourth quarter, up 27% year-over-year, driven by growth across industrial, multifamily, affordable housing and retail sectors. Total orders opened averaged 5,300 per day in the quarter, whilst January saw orders jump to 5,900 per day. The company completed distribution of approximately 12% of F&G shares to shareholders, returning approximately $500 million in value whilst retaining 70% ownership. F&G's assets under management grew to $73.1 billion, up 12% year-over-year. For full-year 2025, adjusted net earnings increased 7% to $1.4 billion.