UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 7, 2012

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Radian Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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(215) 231 - 1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 7, 2012, Radian Group Inc. issued a news release announcing, among other things, that the product mix of Radian Guaranty’s new insurance written has shifted recently to an increased level of monthly premium business.  Of the $9.0 billion in new insurance written for the first four months of 2012, 65 percent was written with monthly premiums and 35 percent with single premiums.  This compares to the fourth quarter of 2011, where 57 percent was written with monthly premiums and 43 percent with single premiums.  

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 May 7, 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

*   Furnished herewith.