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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000890926
  RADIAN GROUP INC
  001-11356
  550 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD
  SUITE 350
  WAYNE
  PA
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  2155646600
  Muzio Gaetano
  Former Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  6000
  216750.00
  150578465
  07/25/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  05/22/2024
  -Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  550 East Swedesford Road
  Suite 350
  Wayne
  PA
  19087
  Common
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  Suite 350
  Wayne
  PA
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