Radian Announces Enhanced Commitment to Return Capital to Stockholders

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) announced today that based on the company’s strong financial position and capital flexibility, which has increased over the past several years due to excellent financial performance and active capital management, its Board of Directors has approved the following:

• An increase to the company’s quarterly cash dividend from $.0025 to $0.125 per share. The Board approved this increase effective for Radian’s current quarterly dividend, which is payable March 6, 2020, to stockholders of record as of February 24, 2020.

• An increase to the company’s existing share repurchase authorization from $200 million to $475 million, and a program extension to August 2021. As of February 12, 2020, approximately 3.1 million shares for a total cost of $73.2 million, including commissions, have been repurchased under this program, leaving $401.8 million in share repurchase authority remaining. Similar to previous programs, Radian plans to utilize a Rule 10b5-1 plan to execute a portion or all of the authorization, which permits the company to purchase shares, at pre-determined price targets, when it may otherwise be precluded from doing so.

Chief Executive Officer Rick Thornberry commented, “I am pleased that the actions we have taken over the past several years to strengthen our financial position and increase our capital flexibility, coupled with Radian’s outstanding financial performance, enable us to continue to return capital to stockholders through share repurchases and an increased dividend.”

About Radian

Radian is ensuring the American dream of homeownership responsibly and sustainably through products and services that include industry-leading mortgage insurance and a comprehensive suite of mortgage, risk, real estate, and title services. We are powered by technology, informed by data and driven to deliver new and better ways to transact and manage risk. Learn more about Radian’s financial strength and flexibility at www.radian.biz and visit www.radian.com to see how Radian is shaping the future of mortgage and real estate services.

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