Radian Stockholders at Annual Meeting Re-elect Directors, Approve Executive Compensation and All Other Proposals; Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

Radian Group Inc. announced today that its stockholders re-elected ten directors, who serve one-year terms and are re-elected annually. The company’s stockholders approved all proposals recommended by the Board of Directors and presented for vote at Radian’s 2017 Annual Meeting, including an advisory proposal to approve the compensation of Radian’s named executive officers, a proposal to conduct annual advisory votes to approve the compensation of Radian’s named executive officers, a proposal to approve the amended and restated Radian Group Inc. Equity Compensation Plan and ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent auditors for 2017.

Radian also announced that the company’s Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.0025 per share, payable on June 5, 2017 to stockholders of record as of May 22, 2017.

Chief Executive Officer Rick Thornberry addressed the attendees of Radian’s Annual Meeting by stating, “Last year, we wrote the highest volume of new flow mortgage insurance business in Radian’s history, which helped fuel the growth in our insurance in force portfolio. And this year, we are celebrating an important milestone: 40 years of helping families achieve their dream of sustainable homeownership.”

Thornberry added, “Looking ahead, we will leverage our core expertise in credit risk management and mortgage and real estate services to deliver the products and services our customers need to succeed, and to create long-term value for our stockholders.”

ABOUT RADIAN

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN), headquartered in Philadelphia, provides private mortgage insurance, risk management products and real estate services to financial institutions. Radian offers products and services through two business segments:

• Mortgage Insurance, through its principal mortgage insurance subsidiary Radian Guaranty Inc. This private mortgage insurance protects lenders from default-related losses, facilitates the sale of low-downpayment mortgages in the secondary market and enables homebuyers to purchase homes more quickly with downpayments less than 20%.

• Mortgage and Real Estate Services, through its principal services subsidiary Clayton, as well as Green River Capital, Red Bell Real Estate and ValuAmerica. These solutions include information and services that financial institutions, investors and government entities use to evaluate, acquire, securitize, service and monitor loans and asset-backed securities.

Additional information may be found at www.radian.biz.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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