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02/03/2011

Radian Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results

- Reported loss includes a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset and losses on fair value of derivatives -
- Mortgage insurance delinquencies declined for fourth consecutive quarter -
- Improved risk-to-capital ratio of 16.8:1 among lowest in MI industry -

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, of $1.1 billion, or $8.55 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss of $91.9 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, for the prior-year fourth quarter. The net loss for the full year 2010 was $1.8 billion, or $15.74 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss of $147.9 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, for the prior year. The results for 2010 included the impact of a non-cash, GAAP accounting charge of $841.5 million, or $6.35 per share in the fourth quarter of 2010, related to establishing a valuation allowance against substantially all of the company's net deferred tax asset (DTA) and also includes a pre-tax loss from the change in fair value of derivatives of $185.9 million for the quarter and $558.7 million for the year. Book value per share at December 31, 2010, was $6.46.

"We were encouraged by the fourth straight quarter of declining mortgage insurance delinquencies, continued signs of credit trend stabilization in our businesses, and a steady 21 percent market share in an environment where private mortgage insurance continues to regain business from the FHA," said Chief Executive Officer S.A. Ibrahim.

Ibrahim added, "It is important to note that the establishment of a valuation allowance in the quarter does not have any impact on statutory capital, risk-to-capital ratio, liquidity or business operations, and it does not reflect a change in our view of Radian's long-term financial outlook. We are confident that our capital, financial flexibility and solid customer base position Radian for future success."

FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • The risk-to-capital ratio for Radian Guaranty Inc., the company's primary mortgage insurance subsidiary, was 16.8:1 at December 31, 2010, compared to 17.2:1 at September 30, 2010, and 15.4:1 at December 31, 2009. Radian Group contributed $200 million to Radian Guaranty during the fourth quarter and the company has sufficient liquidity to contribute additional capital to its mortgage insurance subsidiaries in 2011, if needed.
  • New mortgage insurance written (NIW) increased for the fourth consecutive quarter to $3.8 billion, compared to $3.2 billion in the third quarter. NIW continued to consist of loans with excellent risk characteristics, and the company maintained a market share of 21 percent.
  • The total number of primary delinquent loans decreased by 4 percent in the fourth quarter, which represented the fourth consecutive quarterly decline. In addition, the number of primary delinquencies declined slightly in January.
  • The mortgage insurance provision for losses was $426.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to $459.9 million in the prior-year period. Mortgage insurance loss reserves were approximately $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2010, which was flat to the third quarter of 2010, and up slightly from a year ago. As of December 31, 2010, total first-lien reserves increased to $23,467 per primary default, compared to $20,921 for the prior year-end, and increased to $24,911 per pool default, compared to $16,118 for the prior year-end. The reserve per default totals exclude defaults for which reserves have not been established due to the presence of a deductible.
  • Mortgage insurance claims paid were $392.9 million, which consisted of $389.3 million of first-liens and $3.6 million of second-liens. Net claims paid of $69.2 million were net of recoveries received from captive terminations of $323.7 million. For the full-year 2010, mortgage insurance claims paid were $1.3 billion. The company continues to expect mortgage insurance claims paid of approximately $1.7 billion for the full-year 2011.
  • Radian Asset Assurance Inc. continues to serve as an important source of capital support for Radian Guaranty and is expected to continue to provide Radian Guaranty with cash infusions over time.

    • Excluding gains and losses on derivatives and other financial instruments, the financial guaranty segment was profitable on a pre-tax basis in the fourth quarter and for the full-year 2010.
    • As of December 31, 2010, Radian Asset had approximately $1.0 billion in statutory surplus with an additional $1.4 billion in claims-paying resources.
    • Radian Asset is expected to pay an ordinary dividend of approximately $60 million to Radian Guaranty in June 2011.
    • On February 1, 2011, Radian Asset signed an agreement to purchase Municipal and Infrastructure Assurance Corporation (MIAC), a New York domiciled financial guaranty insurance company shell that has not written any business, but has obtained licenses in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The acquisition, which remains subject to regulatory approval, provides Radian Asset with the flexibility to consider using MIAC to pursue strategic alternatives in the public finance market, including possibly partnering with third-party investors to write new public finance insurance and/or reinsuring all or a portion of Radian Asset's existing public finance business. The company is in early stages of exploring these potential uses, and expects that any new initiative for MIAC would be consistent with its ultimate goal of reducing financial guaranty exposure. The expected purchase price of approximately $82 million is $7 million above the value of the capital base of MIAC, consisting of approximately $75 million of cash, cash equivalents and treasury securities.
  • The valuation allowance of $841.5 million recorded in the quarter represents substantially all of the company's deferred tax asset. The valuation allowance is primarily a result of the company's continued history of losses, including the significant loss in the fourth quarter, and the continued uncertainty of future results. While Radian continues to expect a return to profitability in the long-term, this remains uncertain based on macroeconomic factors such as the slower-than-expected pace of the economic recovery as well as the ultimate timing and magnitude of losses. If the company returns to a period of sustained profitability, as it currently expects, all or a portion of this valuation allowance would be reversed.

CONFERENCE CALL

The company will discuss each of these items in its conference call today, Thursday, February 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.radian.biz/page?name=Webcasts or at www.radian.com. The call may also be accessed by dialing 800-230-1096 inside the U.S., or 612-332-0342 for international callers, using passcode 190970 or by referencing Radian.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Radian website approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends for a period of one year. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two and a half hours after the call ends for a period of two weeks, using the following dial-in numbers and passcode: 800-475-6701 inside the U.S., or 320-365-3844 for international callers, passcode 190970.

In addition to the information provided in the company's earnings news release, other statistical and financial information, which is expected to be referred to during the conference call, will be available on Radian's website under Investors >Quarterly Results, or by clicking on http://www.radian.biz/page?name=QuarterlyResults.

ABOUT RADIAN

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN), headquartered in Philadelphia, provides private mortgage insurance and related risk mitigation products and services to mortgage lenders nationwide through its principal operating subsidiary, Radian Guaranty Inc. These services help promote and preserve homeownership opportunities for homebuyers, while protecting lenders from default-related losses on residential first mortgages and facilitating the sale of low-downpayment mortgages in the secondary market. Additional information may be found at www.radian.com.

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONTENTS (Unaudited)

For trend information on all schedules, refer to Radian's quarterly financial statistics at http://www.radian.biz/page?name=FinancialReportsCorporate.

Exhibit A: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Exhibit B: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Exhibit C: Segment Information Quarter Ended December 31, 2010
Exhibit D: Segment Information Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
Exhibit E: Segment Information Year Ended December 31, 2010
Exhibit F: Segment Information Year Ended December 31, 2009
Exhibit G: Financial Guaranty Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit H: Financial Guaranty Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit I: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
New Insurance Written and Risk Written
Exhibit J: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Insurance in Force and Risk in Force
Exhibit K: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Risk in Force by LTV and Policy Year and other Risk in Force
Exhibit L: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Claims Paid, Reserves and Reserve per Default
Exhibit M: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Default Statistics
Exhibit N: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010

Net Premiums Written and Earned, SmartHome, Captives and Persistency

Exhibit O: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Reinsurance Progression Toward Attachment - Summary by Book Year
Exhibit P: Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information -
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Modified Pool
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Exhibit A
Quarter Ended Year Ended
December 31 December 31
2010 2009 2010 2009
(In thousands, except per-share data)
Revenues:
Net premiums written - insurance $ 201,672 $ 163,251 $ 691,881 $ 443,848 (1)
Net premiums earned - insurance $ 220,082 $ 211,570 $ 825,733 $ 825,901
Net investment income 38,229 50,624 178,760 214,190
Change in fair value of derivative instruments (185,935 ) 142,913 (558,712 ) 99,958
Net (losses) gains on other financial instruments (121,323 ) (7,390 ) (71,737 ) 168,572
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings - (8,396 ) (90 ) (9,269 )
Gain on sale of affiliate - - 34,815 -
Other income 3,042 3,539 8,696 14,026
Total revenues (45,905 ) 392,860 417,465 1,313,378
Expenses:
Provision for losses 415,809 473,166 1,739,244 1,337,574
Provision for premium deficiency (14,664 ) 16,065 (14,621 ) (61,504 )
Policy acquisition costs 10,750 8,920 53,469 63,034
Other operating expenses 48,669 42,499 191,942 203,770
Interest expense 13,226 10,120 41,777 46,010
Total expenses 473,790 550,770 2,011,811 1,588,884
Equity in net income of affiliates - 9,618 14,668 33,226
Pretax loss (519,695 ) (148,292 ) (1,579,678 ) (242,280 )
Income tax provision (benefit) 612,922 (56,425 ) 226,189 (94,401 )
Net loss $ (1,132,617 ) $ (91,867 ) $ (1,805,867 ) $ (147,879 )
Diluted net loss per share (2) $ (8.55 ) $ (1.12 ) $ (15.74 ) $ (1.80 )
(1) Includes the reversal of $185.6 million of premiums written related to commutation of $9.8 billion Financial Guaranty net par outstanding in July 2009.
(2) Weighted average shares outstanding (In thousands)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 82,434 81,926 82,505 81,937
Increase in weighted average shares-common stock offering 50,000 - 32,192 -
Weighted average shares outstanding 132,434 81,926 114,697 81,937
For Trend Information, refer to our Quarterly Financial Statistics on Radian's (RDN) website.
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Exhibit B
December 31 December 31
(In thousands, except per-share data) 2010 2009
Assets:
Cash and investments $ 6,680,630 $ 6,214,376
Investments in affiliates 133 121,480
Deferred policy acquisition costs 148,326 160,281
Deferred income taxes, net 27,531 440,948
Reinsurance recoverables 244,894 628,572
Derivative assets 26,212 68,534
Other assets 493,161 442,115
Total assets $ 7,620,887 $ 8,076,306
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Unearned premiums $ 686,364 $ 823,621
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses 3,596,735 3,578,982
Reserve for premium deficiency 10,736 25,357
Long-term debt 964,788 698,222
VIE debt 520,114 296,080
Derivative liabilities

723,579

238,697
Other liabilities

258,791

410,353
Total liabilities 6,761,107 6,071,312
Common stock 150 100
Additional paid-in capital 1,071,080 473,759
Retained earnings (204,926 ) 1,602,143
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,524 ) (71,008 )
Total common stockholders' equity 859,780 2,004,994
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 7,620,887 $ 8,076,306
Book value per share $ 6.46 $ 24.22
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Information
Quarter Ended December 31, 2010
Exhibit C
Mortgage Financial Financial
(In thousands) Insurance Guaranty Services Total
Revenues:
Net premiums written - insurance $ 200,549 $ 1,123 $ - $ 201,672
Net premiums earned - insurance $ 200,569 $ 19,513 $ - $ 220,082
Net investment income 22,469 15,760 - 38,229
Change in fair value of derivative instruments 26,642 (212,577 ) - (185,935 )
Net losses on other financial instruments (44,917 ) (76,406 ) - (121,323 )
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings - - - -
Other income 1,916 65 1,061 3,042
Total revenues 206,679 (253,645 ) 1,061 (45,905 )
Expenses:
Provision for losses 426,288 (10,479 ) - 415,809
Provision for premium deficiency (14,664 ) - - (14,664 )
Policy acquisition costs 7,041 3,709 - 10,750
Other operating expenses 37,610 11,009 50 48,669
Interest expense 4,748 8,478 - 13,226
Total expenses 461,023 12,717 50 473,790
Pretax (loss) income (254,344 ) (266,362 ) 1,011 (519,695 )
Income tax provision 424,782 187,787 353 612,922
Net (loss) income $ (679,126 ) $ (454,149 ) $ 658 $ (1,132,617 )
Cash and investments $ 4,037,578 $ 2,643,052 $ - $ 6,680,630
Deferred policy acquisition costs 41,939 106,387 - 148,326
Total assets 4,801,953 2,818,934 - 7,620,887
Unearned premiums 197,260 489,104 - 686,364
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses 3,524,971 71,764 - 3,596,735
VIE debt 141,006 379,108 - 520,114
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Information
Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
Exhibit D
Mortgage Financial Financial
(In thousands) Insurance Guaranty Services Total
Revenues:
Net premiums written - insurance $ 164,198 $ (947 ) $ - $ 163,251
Net premiums earned - insurance $ 189,634 $ 21,936 $ - $ 211,570
Net investment income 32,406 18,217 1 50,624
Change in fair value of derivative instruments 14,027 128,886 - 142,913
Net (losses) gains on other financial instruments 1,365 (8,755 ) - (7,390 )
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (8,396 ) - - (8,396 )
Other income 2,393 1,078 68 3,539
Total revenues 231,429 161,362 69 392,860
Expenses:
Provision for losses 459,853 13,313 - 473,166
Provision for premium deficiency 16,065 - - 16,065
Policy acquisition costs 5,231 3,689 - 8,920
Other operating expenses 29,763 12,604 132 42,499
Interest expense 3,320 6,800 - 10,120
Total expenses 514,232 36,406 132 550,770
Equity in net income of affiliates - - 9,618 9,618
Pretax (loss) income (282,803 ) 124,956 9,555 (148,292 )
Income tax (benefit) provision (103,408 ) 43,637 3,346 (56,425 )
Net (loss) income $ (179,395 ) $ 81,319 $ 6,209 $ (91,867 )
Cash and investments $ 3,775,682 $ 2,438,694 $ - $ 6,214,376
Deferred policy acquisition costs 35,854 124,427 - 160,281
Total assets 4,968,963 2,985,919 121,424 8,076,306
Unearned premiums 240,346 583,275 - 823,621
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses 3,450,538 128,444 - 3,578,982
VIE debt 287,995 8,085 - 296,080
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Information
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Exhibit E
Mortgage Financial Financial
(In thousands) Insurance Guaranty Services Total
Revenues:
Net premiums written - insurance $ 699,909 $ (8,028 ) $ - $ 691,881
Net premiums earned - insurance $ 739,631 $ 86,102 $ - $ 825,733
Net investment income 104,030 74,730 - 178,760
Change in fair value of derivative instruments 32,381 (591,093 ) - (558,712 )
Net (losses) gains on other financial instruments 35,867 (107,604 ) - (71,737 )
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (90 ) - - (90 )
Gain on sale of affiliate - - 34,815 34,815
Other income 7,208 364 1,124 8,696
Total revenues 919,027 (537,501 ) 35,939 417,465
Expenses:
Provision for losses 1,730,801 8,443 - 1,739,244
Provision for premium deficiency (14,621 ) - - (14,621 )
Policy acquisition costs 36,102 17,367 - 53,469
Other operating expenses 141,172 50,520 250 191,942
Interest expense 11,668 30,109 - 41,777
Total expenses 1,905,122 106,439 250 2,011,811
Equity in net income of affiliates - 78 14,590 14,668
Pretax (loss) income (986,095 ) (643,862 ) 50,279 (1,579,678 )
Income tax provision 157,082 51,509 17,598 226,189
Net (loss) income $ (1,143,177 ) $ (695,371 ) $ 32,681 $ (1,805,867 )
Radian Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Information
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Exhibit F
Mortgage Financial Financial
(In thousands) Insurance Guaranty Services Total
Revenues:
Net premiums written - insurance $ 630,076 $ (186,228 ) $ - $ 443,848
Net premiums earned - insurance $ 724,423 $ 101,478 $ - $ 825,901
Net investment income 129,871 84,315 4 214,190
Change in fair value of derivative instruments (14,428 ) 114,386 - 99,958
Net gains on other financial instruments 65,615 102,957 - 168,572
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (9,246 ) (23 ) - (9,269 )
Other income 12,258 1,394 374 14,026
Total revenues 908,493 404,507 378 1,313,378
Expenses:
Provision for losses 1,300,827 36,747 - 1,337,574
Provision for premium deficiency (61,504 ) - - (61,504 )
Policy acquisition costs 27,563 35,471 - 63,034
Other operating expenses 140,487 67,223 (3,940 ) 203,770
Interest expense 15,372 30,638 - 46,010
Total expenses 1,422,745 170,079 (3,940 ) 1,588,884
Equity in net income of affiliates - - 33,226 33,226
Pretax (loss) income (514,252 ) 234,428 37,544 (242,280 )
Income tax (benefit) provision (176,456 ) 68,641 13,414 (94,401 )
Net (loss) income $ (337,796 ) $ 165,787 $ 24,130 $ (147,879 )
Radian Group Inc.
Financial Guaranty Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit G
Quarter Ended Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31 December 31
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net Premiums Earned:
Public finance direct $ 13,898 $ 14,215 $ 54,734 $ 49,965
Public finance reinsurance 4,362 5,935 25,297 44,232
Structured direct 443 1,208 2,498 6,364
Structured reinsurance 815 584 3,544 15,714
Trade credit reinsurance (5 ) 17 46 191
Net Premiums Earned - insurance 19,513 21,959 86,119 116,466
Impact of commutations 0 (23 ) (17 ) (14,988 )
Total Net Premiums Earned - insurance $ 19,513 $ 21,936 $ 86,102 $ 101,478
Refundings included in earned premium $ 7,442 $ 8,913 $ 35,782 $ 40,989
Net premiums earned - derivatives (1) $ 11,259 $ 12,633 $ 46,431 $ 53,423
Claims paid:
Trade credit reinsurance $ 13 $ (136 ) $ 1,091 $ 776
Financial Guaranty 6,536 10,258 64,032 134,019
Total $ 6,549 $ 10,122 $ 65,123 $ 134,795

Impact of adoption of amendment to accounting standard regarding VIEs on January 1, 2010:

(In millions)
Balance Sheet Increase (Decrease):
Investments $ 89.4
Other assets 121.0
VIE debt 321.0
Derivative liabilities (128.6 )
Derivative liabilities-VIE 17.4
Other liabilities 0.6
Income Statement Increase (Decrease):
Net investment income $ 2.7
Net (losses) gains on other financial instruments (58.2 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments 57.5
Other operating expenses 2.0
(1) Included in change in fair value of derivative instruments.
Radian Group Inc.
Financial Guaranty Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit H
($ in thousands, except ratios) December 31 December 31
2010 2009
Statutory Information:
Capital and surplus $ 1,040,679 $ 1,062,637
Contingency reserve 392,589 366,108
Qualified statutory capital 1,433,268 1,428,745
Unearned premium reserve 517,516 595,819
Loss and loss expense reserve 70,129 128,754
Total statutory policyholders' reserves 2,020,913 2,153,318
Present value of installment premiums 202,386 260,662
Soft capital facilities 150,000 150,000
Total statutory claims paying resources $ 2,373,299 $ 2,563,980
Net debt service outstanding $ 101,168,759 $ 110,207,923
Capital leverage ratio (1) 71 77
Claims paying leverage ratio (2) 43 43
Net par outstanding by product:
Public finance direct $ 15,727,252 $ 17,536,616
Public finance reinsurance 21,907,290 24,180,588
Structured direct 39,315,801 43,528,366
Structured reinsurance 1,805,295 2,174,433
Total (3) $ 78,755,638 $ 87,420,003
(1) The capital leverage ratio is derived by dividing net debt service outstanding by qualified statutory capital.
(2) The claims paying leverage ratio is derived by dividing net debt service outstanding by total statutory claims paying resources.
(3) Included in public finance net par outstanding is $1.9 billion and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for legally defeased bond issues where our financial guaranty policy has not been extinguished but cash or securities have been deposited in an escrow account for the benefit of bondholders. The accounting standard for financial guarantee insurance contracts requires that these contracts continue to be accounted for as outstanding contracts despite the elimination of substantially all risk.
Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit I
Quarter Ended Year Ended
December 31 December 31
($ in millions) 2010 2009 2010 2009
$ % $ % $ % $ %

Primary new insurance written

Flow $ 3,781 100.0 % $ 2,414 100.0 % $ 11,558 100.0 % $ 16,969 100.0 %
Total Primary $ 3,781 100.0 % $ 2,414 100.0 % $ 11,558 100.0 % $ 16,969 100.0 %
Total
Prime $ 3,779 99.9 % $ 2,412 99.9 % $ 11,553 100.0 % $ 16,942 99.8 %
Alt-A - - - - - - 11 0.1 %
A minus and below 2 0.1 % 2 0.1 % 5 - 16 0.1 %
Total Flow $ 3,781 100.0 % $ 2,414 100.0 % $ 11,558 100.0 % $ 16,969 100.0 %

Total primary new insurance written by FICO score

Total
>=740 $ 3,112 82.3 % $ 1,829 75.8 % $ 9,294 80.4 % $ 12,293 72.5 %

680-739

669 17.7 % 581 24.1 % 2,261 19.6 % 4,403 25.9 %

620-679

- - 4 0.1 % 3 - 272 1.6 %
<=619 - - - - - - 1 -
Total Flow $ 3,781 100.0 % $ 2,414 100.0 % $ 11,558 100.0 % $ 16,969 100.0 %

Percentage of primary new insurance written

Refinances 58 % 26 % 42 % 41 %
95.01% LTV and above 0.7 % 0.2 % 0.4 % 0.1 %
ARMs
Less than 5 years 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.1 %
5 years and longer 4.1 % 5.8 % 5.3 % 1.6 %

Primary risk written

Flow $ 852 100.0 % $ 533 100.0 % $ 2,663 100.0 % $ 3,663 100.0 %
Total Primary $ 852 100.0 % $ 533 100.0 % $ 2,663 100.0 % $ 3,663 100.0 %
Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit J
December 31 December 31
($ in millions) 2010 2009
$ % $ %

Primary insurance in force

Flow $ 115,532 89.2 % $ 121,596 84.3 %
Structured 14,034 10.8 % 22,672 15.7 %
Total Primary $ 129,566 100.0 % $ 144,268 100.0 %
Prime $ 106,466 82.2 % $ 111,398 77.2 %
Alt-A 14,542 11.2 % 22,941 15.9 %
A minus and below 8,558 6.6 % 9,929 6.9 %
Total Primary $ 129,566 100.0 % $ 144,268 100.0 %

Primary risk in force

Flow $ 28,397 90.3 % $ 29,971 88.8 %
Structured 3,064 9.7 % 3,794 11.2 %
Total Primary $ 31,461 100.0 % $ 33,765 100.0 %
Flow
Prime $ 24,213 85.3 % $ 25,036 83.5 %
Alt-A 2,618 9.2 % 3,121 10.4 %
A minus and below 1,566 5.5 % 1,814 6.1 %
Total Flow $ 28,397 100.0 % $ 29,971 100.0 %
Structured
Prime $ 1,788 58.4 % $ 2,059 54.3 %
Alt-A 702 22.9 % 1,083 28.5 %
A minus and below 574 18.7 % 652 17.2 %
Total Structured $ 3,064 100.0 % $ 3,794 100.0 %
Total
Prime $ 26,001 82.6 % $ 27,095 80.2 %
Alt-A 3,320 10.6 % 4,204 12.5 %
A minus and below 2,140 6.8 % 2,466 7.3 %
Total Primary $ 31,461 100.0 % $ 33,765 100.0 %

Total primary risk in force by FICO score

Flow
>=740 $ 11,039 38.9 % $ 10,526 35.1 %

680-739

9,849 34.7 % 10,790 36.0 %

620-679

6,359 22.4 % 7,329 24.5 %
<=619 1,150 4.0 % 1,326 4.4 %
Total Flow $ 28,397 100.0 % $ 29,971 100.0 %
Structured
>=740 $ 825 26.9 % $ 1,036 27.3 %

680-739

892 29.1 % 1,168 30.8 %
620-679 815 26.6 % 990 26.1 %
<=619 532 17.4 % 600 15.8 %
Total Structured $ 3,064 100.0 % $ 3,794 100.0 %
Total
>=740 $ 11,864 37.7 % $ 11,562 34.3 %

680-739

10,741 34.1 % 11,958 35.4 %

620-679

7,174 22.8 % 8,319 24.6 %
<=619 1,682 5.4 % 1,926 5.7 %
Total Primary $ 31,461 100.0 % $ 33,765 100.0 %

Percentage of primary risk in force

Refinances 31 % 31 %
95.01% LTV and above 19 % 21 %
ARMs
Less than 5 years 6 % 8 %
5 years and longer 7 % 8 %

Pool risk in force

Prime $ 1,828 74.5 % $ 1,918 71.1 %
Alt-A 165 6.7 % 246 9.1 %
A minus and below 460 18.8 % 534 19.8 %
Total $ 2,453 100.0 % $ 2,698 100.0 %
Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit K
December 31 December 31
($ in millions) 2010 2009
$ % $ %

Total primary risk in force by LTV

85.00% and below $ 2,816 8.9 % $ 3,263 9.6 %
85.01% to 90.00% 12,102 38.5 % 12,589 37.3 %
90.01% to 95.00% 10,506 33.4 % 10,996 32.6 %
95.01% and above 6,037 19.2 % 6,917 20.5 %
Total $ 31,461 100.0 % $ 33,765 100.0 %

Total primary risk in force by policy year

2005 and prior $ 8,145 25.9 % $ 9,709 28.7 %
2006 3,690 11.7 % 4,390 13.0 %
2007 8,072 25.7 % 9,443 28.0 %
2008 5,935 18.9 % 6,725 19.9 %
2009 3,099 9.8 % 3,498 10.4 %
2010 2,520 8.0 % - -
Total $ 31,461 100.0 % $ 33,765 100.0 %

Total pool risk in force by policy year

2005 and prior $ 2,038 83.1 % $ 2,183 80.9 %
2006 179 7.3 % 236 8.7 %
2007 190 7.7 % 223 8.3 %
2008 46 1.9 % 56 2.1 %
Total pool risk in force $ 2,453 100.0 % $ 2,698 100.0 %

Other risk in force

Second-lien
1st loss $ 114 $ 147
2nd loss 79 116
NIMs 136 353
International
1st loss-Hong Kong primary mortgage insurance 126 257
Credit default swaps - 127
Total other risk in force $ 455 $ 1,000
Risk to capital ratio-Radian Guaranty only

16.8:1(1)

15.4:1

(1) Preliminary

Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit L
Quarter Ended Year Ended
($ in thousands) December 31 December 31
2010 2009 2010 2009
Claims paid
Prime $ 226,106 $ 113,386 $ 691,922 $ 344,760
Alt-A 81,681 67,458 308,113 215,350
A minus and below 50,593 40,562 180,078 150,466
Total primary claims paid 358,380 221,406 1,180,113 710,576
Pool 30,882 18,090 147,667 40,858
Second-lien and other 3,644 14,848 20,630 66,583
Subtotal 392,906 254,344 1,348,410 818,017
Impact of first-lien terminations - 197,692 223,099 197,692
Impact of captive terminations (323,716 ) (25,194 ) (324,365 ) (132,941 )
Impact of second-lien terminations - - 10,834 87,323
Total $ 69,190 $ 426,842 $ 1,257,978 $ 970,091
Average claim paid (1)
Prime $ 47.0 $ 44.4 $ 44.6 $ 43.5
Alt-A 59.8 56.6 57.5 55.2
A minus and below 39.4 38.0 37.6 38.6
Total primary claims paid 48.0 46.0 46.0 45.2
Pool 68.5 47.2 71.7 38.4
Second-lien and other 32.8 38.0 35.3 41.2
Total $ 49.0 $ 45.5 $ 47.7 $ 44.5
Average primary claim paid before reinsurance recoveries $ 51.7 $ 51.6 $ 52.5 $ 47.9
Average total claim paid before reinsurance recoveries $ 52.4 $ 50.3 $ 53.6 $ 46.8
Loss ratio - GAAP Basis 212.5 % 242.5 % 234.0 % 179.6 %
Expense ratio - GAAP Basis 22.3 % 18.5 % 24.0 % 23.2 %
234.8 % 261.0 % 258.0 % 202.8 %
Reserve for losses by category
Prime $ 1,607,741 $ 1,265,859
Alt-A 687,960 767,043
A minus and below 413,137 456,281
Reinsurance recoverable 223,254 (2) 621,644
Total primary reserves 2,932,092 3,110,827
Pool insurance 566,565 295,996
Total 1st lien reserves 3,498,657 3,406,823
Second-lien 26,161 43,579
Other 153 136
Total reserves $ 3,524,971 $ 3,450,538
1st lien reserve per default (3)
Primary reserve per primary default $ 23,467 $ 20,921
Pool reserve per pool default 24,911 16,118
Total 1st lien reserve per default 23,689 20,393
(1) Calculated net of reinsurance recoveries and without giving effect to the impact of first-lien, second-lien and captive terminations.

(2) Reinsurance recoverable on ceded losses related to captives ($130 million) and SmartHome ($93 million).

(3) Excludes defaults for which reserves have not been established because they were associated with transactions where no claim payment was anticipated primarily due to deductibles or where a partial reserve has been recorded that is less than the gross calculated reserve due to the presence of a deductible.
Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit M
December 31 December 31
2010 2009

Default Statistics

Primary insurance:
Flow

Prime

Number of insured loans 584,213 614,590
Number of loans in default 71,196 78,130
Percentage of loans in default 12.19 % 12.71 %

Alt-A

Number of insured loans 51,765 60,616
Number of loans in default 17,934 22,177
Percentage of loans in default 34.65 % 36.59 %

A minus and below

Number of insured loans 47,044 53,932
Number of loans in default 16,401 20,911
Percentage of loans in default 34.86 % 38.77 %
Total Flow
Number of insured loans 683,022 729,138
Number of loans in default 105,531 121,218
Percentage of loans in default 15.45 % 16.62 %
Structured

Prime

Number of insured loans 42,131 52,629
Number of loans in default 6,735 7,520
Percentage of loans in default 15.99 % 14.29 %

Alt-A

Number of insured loans 20,234 43,615
Number of loans in default 6,635 15,295
Percentage of loans in default 32.79 % 35.07 %

A minus and below

Number of insured loans 16,716 19,287
Number of loans in default 6,569 7,965
Percentage of loans in default 39.30 % 41.30 %
Total Structured
Number of insured loans 79,081 115,531
Number of loans in default 19,939 30,780
Percentage of loans in default 25.21 % 26.64 %
Total Primary Insurance

Prime

Number of insured loans 626,344 667,219
Number of loans in default 77,931 85,650
Percentage of loans in default 12.44 % 12.84 %

Alt-A

Number of insured loans 71,999 104,231
Number of loans in default 24,569 37,472
Percentage of loans in default 34.12 % 35.95 %

A minus and below

Number of insured loans 63,760 73,219
Number of loans in default 22,970 28,876
Percentage of loans in default 36.03 % 39.44 %
Total Primary Insurance
Number of insured loans 762,103 844,669
Number of loans in default (1) 125,470 151,998
Percentage of loans in default 16.46 % 17.99 %
Pool insurance:
Number of loans in default (2) 32,456 36,397

(1)

Includes an estimated 525 and 3,302 defaults at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for which reserves have not been established because they were associated with transactions where no claim payment was anticipated primarily due to deductibles or where a partial reserve has been recorded that is less than the gross calculated reserve due to the presence of a deductible.

(2)

Includes an estimated 9,712 and 18,033 defaults at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for which reserves have not been established because they were associated with transactions where no claim payment was anticipated primarily due to deductibles or where a partial reserve has been recorded that is less than the gross calculated reserve due to the presence of a deductible.

Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit N
Quarter Ended Year Ended
December 31 December 31
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net Premiums Written (In thousands)
Primary and Pool Insurance $ 199,610 $ 166,188 $ 698,078 $ 650,060
Second-lien (1) 647 709 1,535 (41 )
International (1) 292 (2,699 ) 296 (19,943 )
Total Net Premiums Written - Insurance $ 200,549 $ 164,198 $ 699,909 $ 630,076
Net Premiums Earned (In thousands)
Primary and Pool Insurance $ 198,196 $ 185,306 $ 727,484 $ 703,076
Second-lien 646 972 2,501 5,621
International 1,727 3,356 9,646 15,726
Total Net Premiums Earned - Insurance $ 200,569 $ 189,634 $ 739,631 $ 724,423

SMARTHOME (In millions)

Ceded Premiums Written and Earned $ 2.4 $ 2.9 $ 9.8 $ 10.9
Net premiums earned - derivatives (In thousands) (2) $ 276 $ 470 $ 692 $ 2,257
1st Lien Captives
Premiums ceded to captives (In thousands) $ 8,834 $ 26,832 $ 83,384 $ 129,808
% of total premiums 4.2 % 12.5 % 10.2 % 15.4 %
NIW subject to captives (In thousands) $ - $ 39,989 $ 129 $ 1,655,642
% of primary NIW - 1.7 %

<1

%

9.8 %
IIF included in captives (3) 10.6 % 29.3 %
RIF included in captives (3) 10.4 % 31.5 %
Persistency (twelve months ended December 31) 81.8 % 82.0 %
December 31 December 31
2010 2009

SMARTHOME

% of Primary RIF included in SmartHome Transactions (3)

3.2 % 3.4 %

(1)

Reflects the impact of second-lien and international terminations.

(2)

Included in change in fair value of derivative instruments.

(3)

Radian reinsures the middle layer risk positions, while retaining a significant portion of the total risk comprising the first loss and most remote risk positions.

Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Exhibit O
Reinsurance Progression Toward Attachment - Summary by Book Year (1)
December 31 December 31
($ in millions) 2010 2009
Progression Ever-to-
to Gross Ceded Net Date Ceded Ever-to-Date
Original Attachment Current Current Current Incurred Reinsurance Gross Current Net Current Incurred Reinsurance

Book Year (2):

Book RIF Point RIF RIF(3) RIF Losses Benefit (4) Current RIF RIF(3) RIF Losses Benefit (4)
Pre-2006 0-50% $ 193 $ 38 $ 155 $ 77 $ 375 $ 62 $ 313 $ 142
Pre-2006 50-75% 166 94 72 50 325 185 140 86
Pre-2006 75-99% 146 83 63 59 557 231 326 127
Pre-2006 Attached 578 168 410 139 $ 51 1,673 452 1,221 381 $ 139
Pre-2006 Total $ 11,983 $ 1,083 $ 383 $ 700 $ 325 $ 51 $ 2,930 $ 930 $ 2,000 $ 736 $ 139
2006 0-50% $ 2 $ - $ 2 $ - $ 1 $ - $ 1 $ -
2006 50-75% - - - - 16 1 15 1
2006 75-99% 11 1 10 1 13 1 12 1
2006 Attached 369 40 329 95 $ 45 1,695 242 1,453 355 $ 163
2006 Total $ 773 $ 382 $ 41 $ 341 $ 96 $ 45 $ 1,725 $ 244 $ 1,481 $ 357 $ 163
2007 0-50% $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1 $ - $ 1 $ -
2007 50-75% - - - - 12 1 11 -
2007 75-99% 9 1 8 1 15 1 14 1
2007 Attached 830 57 773 189 $ 78 3,446 391 3,055 437 $ 191
2007 Total $ 1,243 $ 839 $ 58 $ 781 $ 190 $ 78 $ 3,474 $ 393 $ 3,081 $ 438 $ 191
2008 0-50% $ 122 $ 8 $ 114 $ 4 $ 298 $ 22 $ 276 $ 6
2008 50-75% 34 2 32 1 149 8 141 6
2008 75-99% 22 1 21 1 1,454 166 1,288 56
2008 Attached 454 45 409 51 $ 17 159 14 145 19 $ 11
2008 Total $ 881 $ 632 $ 56 $ 576 $ 57 $ 17 $ 2,060 $ 210 $ 1,850 $ 87 $ 11
2009 0-50% $ 242 $ 12 $ 230 $ 1 $ 284 $ 12 $ 272 $ -
2009 50-75% - - - - - - - -
2009 75-99% - - - - - - - -
2009 Attached - - - - $ - - - - - $ -
2009 Total $ 288 $ 242 $ 12 $ 230 $ 1 $ - $ 284 $ 12 $ 272 $ - $ -
Quota Share 0-50% $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Quota Share 50-75% - - - - - - - -
Quota Share 75-99% - - - - - - - -
Quota Share Attached 89 29 60 26 $ 11 102 33 69 37 $ 17
Quota Share Total $ 313 $ 89 $ 29 $ 60 $ 26 $ 11 $ 102 $ 33 $ 69 $ 37 $ 17
Total Captive (Including Quota Share) $ 15,481 $ 3,267 $ 579 $ 2,688 $ 695 $ 202 $ 10,575 $ 1,822 $ 8,753 $ 1,655 $ 521
SmartHome 0-50% $ 28 $ 12 $ 16 $ 14 $ 32 $ 14 $ 18 $ 12
SmartHome 50-75% - - - - 71 29 42 23
SmartHome 75-99% 63 29 34 26 - - - -
SmartHome Attached 909 445 464 475 $ 137 1,029 492 537 435 $ 143
Total SmartHome $ 3,900 $ 1,000 $ 486 $ 514 $ 515 $ 137 $ 1,132 $ 535 $ 597 $ 470 $ 143
(1) Data is presented in the aggregate for all trusts for captives with risk in force at each period end only. Actual trust attachment points and exit points vary by individual contract. The attachment point is calculated at the contract/deal level and is based on Total Incurred Losses which are defined as claims paid ever-to-date plus loss reserves.
(2) Book year figures may include loans from additional periods pursuant to reinsurance agreement terms and conditions.
(3) Risk ceded to reinsurers based on individual contract terms.
(4) Captive Benefit is defined as ceded reserves at period end plus ever-to-date claims paid by the trust for captives with risk in force at period end only. Reinsurance benefit excludes $324 million and $71 million of recoveries recognized from the terminations of certain captive reinsurance agreements during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Radian Group Inc.
Mortgage Insurance Supplemental Information
For the Quarter and Year Ended and as of December 31, 2010
Modified Pool
Exhibit P
December 31 December 31
($ in millions) 2010 2009
$ % $ %

Primary risk in force by policy year

2005 and prior $ 186 64.4 % $ 243 41.7 %
2006 41 14.2 % 98 16.8 %
2007 55 19.0 % 235 40.3 %
2008 7 2.4 % 7 1.2 %
Total $ 289 100.0 % $ 583 100.0 %

Primary risk in force by product

Prime $ 74 25.6 % $ 104 17.8 %
Alt-A 197 68.2 % 456 78.2 %
A minus and below 18 6.2 % 23 4.0 %
Total $ 289 100.0 % $ 583 100.0 %

Primary insurance in force by product

Prime $ 671 22.2 % $ 1,508 16.0 %
Alt-A 2,216 73.1 % 7,649 81.2 %
A minus and below 143 4.7 % 258 2.8 %
Total $ 3,030 100.0 % $ 9,415 100.0 %
Reserve for losses (in thousands) $ 87,218 $ 239,824

Default Statistics:

Primary Insurance:

Total modified pool (1)

Number of insured loans 15,487 42,509
Number of loans in default 4,009 12,677
Percentage of loans in default 25.89 % 29.82 %
(1) Impacted by the termination of transactions in 2009 and 2010.

Forward Looking Statements--Safe Harbor Provisions

All statements in this new release that address events, developments or results that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the United States ("U.S.") Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In most cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "expect," "intend," "plan," "goal," "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," or the negative or other variations on these words and other similar expressions. These statements, which may include, without limitation, projections regarding our future performance and financial condition, are made on the basis of management's current views and assumptions with respect to future events. Any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements, as well as our prospects as a whole, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the following:

- changes in general financial and political conditions, such as the failure or significant delay of the U.S. economy to recover from the most recent recession or the U.S. economy reentering a recessionary period following a brief period of stabilization or even growth, the lack of meaningful liquidity in the capital markets or in the credit markets, a prolonged period of high unemployment rates and limited home price appreciation or further depreciation (which has resulted in some borrowers voluntarily defaulting on their mortgages when their mortgage balances exceed the value of their homes), changes or volatility in interest rates or consumer confidence, changes in credit spreads, changes in the way investors perceive the strength of private mortgage insurers or financial guaranty providers, or investor concern over the credit quality and specific risks faced by the particular businesses, municipalities or pools of assets covered by our insurance;

- catastrophic events or further economic changes in geographic regions where our mortgage insurance or financial guaranty insurance is more concentrated;

- our ability to successfully execute upon our capital plan for our mortgage insurance business (which depends, in part, on the performance of our financial guaranty portfolio), and if necessary, to obtain additional capital to support new business writings in our mortgage insurance business and the long-term liquidity needs of our holding company;

- a further reduction in, or prolonged period of depressed levels of, home mortgage originations due to reduced liquidity in the lending market, tighter underwriting standards and the decrease in housing demand throughout the U.S.;

- our ability to maintain adequate risk-to-capital ratios and surplus requirements in our mortgage insurance business in light of ongoing losses in this business and continued deterioration in our financial guaranty portfolio, which, in the absence of new capital, could depend on our ability to execute strategies for which regulatory and other approvals are required and may not be obtained;

- our ability to continue to effectively mitigate our mortgage insurance and financial guaranty losses;

- reduced opportunities for loss mitigation in markets where housing values do not appreciate or continue to decline;

- a more rapid than expected decrease in the level of future insurance rescissions and claim denials from the current elevated levels, which rescissions and denials have materially mitigated our paid losses and resulted in a significant reduction in our loss reserves;

- the negative impact our insurance rescissions and claim denials may have on our relationships with customers, including the potential loss of customers and the heightened risk of disputes and litigation, and, in the event that we are unsuccessful in defending our rescissions or denials, the need to reestablish loss reserves for, and reassume risk on, rescinded loans and pay additional claims;

- the concentration of our mortgage insurance business among a relatively small number of large customers;

- disruption in the servicing of mortgages covered by our insurance policies;

- the aging of our mortgage insurance portfolio and changes in severity or frequency of losses associated with certain of our products that are riskier than traditional mortgage insurance or financial guaranty insurance policies;

- the performance of our insured portfolio of higher risk loans, such as Alternative-A ("Alt-A") and subprime loans, and of adjustable rate products, such as adjustable rate mortgages and interest-only mortgages;

- a decrease in persistency rates of our mortgage insurance policies;

- an increase in the risk profile of our existing mortgage insurance portfolio due to mortgage refinancing in the current housing market;

- further downgrades or threatened downgrades of, or other ratings actions with respect to, our credit ratings or the ratings assigned by the major rating agencies to any of our rated insurance subsidiaries at any time (in particular, the credit rating of Radian Group Inc. and the financial strength ratings assigned to Radian Guaranty Inc.);

- heightened competition for our mortgage insurance business from others such as the Federal Housing Administration, the Veterans' Administration and private mortgage insurers (in particular, the FHA and those private mortgage insurers that have been assigned higher ratings from the major rating agencies or new entrants to the industry that are not burdened by legacy obligations);

- changes in the charters or business practices of Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and Freddie Mac (together, the "GSEs"), the largest purchasers of mortgage loans that we insure, and our ability to remain an eligible provider to both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae;

- changes to the current system of housing finance, including the possibility of a new system in which private mortgage insurers are not required or their services are significantly limited in scope;

- the effect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") on the financial services industry in general, and on our mortgage insurance and financial guaranty businesses in particular, including whether and to what extent loans with mortgage insurance are considered "qualified residential mortgages" for purposes of the Dodd-Frank Act securitization provisions (a draft rule that defines "qualified residential mortgages" is expected shortly and the final rule is required by the Dodd-Frank Act on April 17, 2011) or "qualified mortgages" for purposes of the ability to repay provisions;

- the application of existing federal or state consumer, lending, insurance, tax, securities and other applicable laws and regulations, or changes in these laws and regulations or the way they are interpreted; including, without limitation: (i) the outcome of existing, or the possibility of additional, lawsuits or investigations, and (ii) legislative and regulatory changes (a) affecting demand for private mortgage insurance, (b) limiting or restricting our use of (or increasing requirements for) additional capital and the products we may offer, or (c) affecting the form in which we execute credit protection or affecting our existing financial guaranty portfolio;

- the possibility that we may fail to estimate accurately the likelihood, magnitude and timing of losses in connection with establishing loss reserves for our mortgage insurance or financial guaranty businesses or premium deficiencies for our mortgage insurance business, or to estimate accurately the fair value amounts of derivative instruments in our mortgage insurance and financial guaranty businesses in determining gains and losses on these contracts;

- the ability of our primary insurance customers in our financial guaranty reinsurance business to provide appropriate surveillance and to mitigate losses adequately with respect to our assumed insurance portfolio;

- volatility in our earnings caused by changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments and our need to reevaluate the possibility of a premium deficiency in our mortgage insurance business on a quarterly basis;

- our ability to return to a period of sustained profitability, which would allow us to reverse all or a portion of the valuation allowance that was established against substantially all of our net deferred tax asset (DTA);

- our ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approval to consummate the purchase of MIAC and to successfully develop and implement a strategy to utilize MIAC in the public finance financial guaranty market, which strategy may depend on, among other items, our ability to obtain necessary regulatory or other approvals, to attract third-party capital and to obtain ratings sufficient to support such strategy;

- changes in accounting guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and

- legal and other limitations on amounts we may receive from our subsidiaries as dividends or through our tax- and expense-sharing arrangements with our subsidiaries.

For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as certain additional risks that we face, you should refer to the Risk Factors detailed in Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date on which we issued this press release. We do not intend to, and we disclaim any duty or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect new information or future events or for any other reason.

SOURCE: Radian Group Inc.

Radian Group Inc.
Emily Riley,215-231-1035
emily.riley@radian.com