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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported) January 13, 2012
Radian Group Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
1-11356 |
23-2691170 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
19103 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(215) 231 - 1000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Explanatory Note
On January 13, 2012, Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) regarding its press release of the same date, announcing certain financial information for the fourth quarter of 2011. This Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report to correct an inadvertent error in the Current Report. Item 2.02 of the Current Report should have stated that Radian Guaranty Inc. wrote “$6.5 billion of new insurance written” rather than “$6.5 million of new insurance written.” The press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report correctly stated the amount of new insurance written. The corrected Item 2.02 is set forth below.
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 13, 2012, Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing, among other things, that:
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As of December 31, 2011, the Company expects to maintain a risk-to-capital ratio for Radian Guaranty Inc., its principal mortgage insurer, below the 25 to 1 limitation imposed in certain states, while retaining approximately $500 million of holding company liquidity; and |
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In the fourth quarter of 2011, Radian Guaranty Inc. wrote $6.5 billion of new insurance written. |
A copy of this news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information included in, or furnished with, this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1* Radian Group Inc. News Release dated January 13, 2012.
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* Furnished herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
RADIAN GROUP INC. |
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(Registrant) | ||||
Date: | January 13, 2012 | By: |
/s/ C. Robert Quint |
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C. Robert Quint |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1* | Radian Group Inc. News Release dated January 13, 2012. |
* Furnished herewith.
Exhibit 99.1
Radian Provides Update on Capital Position and New Business Volume
Expects to maintain Radian Guaranty’s risk-to-capital ratio below 25:1 at year end
Exceeds new business goal by writing $6.5 billion in fourth quarter of 2011
Announces date to release fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results of Thursday, February 23
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 13, 2012--Radian Group Inc. today provided an update on the capital position and new business volume for Radian Guaranty Inc., its primary mortgage insurance (MI) subsidiary:
“Our top priority at Radian is to write as much new, high-quality mortgage insurance business as possible,” stated Radian’s Chief Executive Officer S.A. Ibrahim. “We grew new business significantly in the fourth quarter, and earned the number one market share position.”
Ibrahim added, “We continue to focus significant effort on strengthening our statutory capital position while conserving our holding company resources.”
As previously disclosed, in order to maximize the company’s financial flexibility, Radian has requested waivers or similar relief from the 16 states that impose a risk-based capital requirement. Of these 16 states, New York does not possess the regulatory authority to grant waivers and Kansas has declined to grant waivers to mortgage insurers, including Radian Guaranty, at this time. Of the remaining 14 states, Radian has received waivers or similar relief from Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin, and has applications pending in the 10 remaining states. Radian has also applied to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for approval of a separate mortgage insurance subsidiary, Radian Mortgage Assurance Inc., as an eligible mortgage insurer, in order to write business in those states where a waiver or other relief is not available or approved.
Announcement of Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2011 Results
The company will provide details on a series of capital management initiatives that strengthen Radian Guaranty’s risk-to-capital position and report its year-end financial results on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Radian will webcast the conference call being held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the company’s results, which will be announced prior to the market open on the same day.
The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.radian.biz/page?name=Webcasts or at www.radian.biz. The call may also be accessed by dialing (800) 230-1059 inside the U.S., or (612) 234-9959 for international callers, using passcode 232387 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 232387.
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.biz.
Forward-looking Statements
All statements in this press 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 information. The forward-looking statements, as well as our prospects as a whole, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the following:
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 I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and subsequent reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT:
Radian Group Inc.
Emily Riley, 215-231-1035
emily.riley@radian.biz