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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000890926
  RADIAN GROUP INC
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  550 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD
  SUITE 350
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  PA
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  Brummer Derek
  Officer
  Common
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  550 East Swedesford Road
  Suite 350
  Wayne
  PA
  19087
  14500
  499027.90
  148932566
  12/06/2024
  NYSE
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  Derek Brummer
  550 East Swedesford Road
  Suite 350
  Wayne
  PA
  19087
  Common
  12/05/2024
  14705
  509573.17
  12/06/2024
  /s/ Jackson Harris, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Derek Brummer