RADIAN GROUP INC (RDN)

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The disclosures in this quarterly report are complementary to those made in our 2025 Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in this report, as well as our audited financial statements, notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2025 Form 10-K.

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, provides information that evaluates our financial condition as of March 31, 2026, compared with December 31, 2025, and our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.

Investors should review the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements—Safe Harbor Provisions” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” herein and in our 2025 Form 10-K for a discussion of those risks and uncertainties that have the potential to adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects. Our results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or for any other period. See “Overview” below and Note 1 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Overview

For nearly 50 years, we have served as a leading private mortgage insurer, expanding access to affordable, responsible and sustainable homeownership. We believe we are differentiated from our peers by our proprietary risk analysis and risk management capabilities, informed by decades of mortgage data and intelligence. In recent years, our mortgage insurance business has generated positive results, including strong earnings and cash flow.

A pivotal milestone in our strategic evolution was our recent acquisition of Inigo, a highly respected Lloyd’s specialty insurer, which closed on February 2, 2026. We believe that combining the embedded value of our mortgage insurance business with the growth potential of a disciplined specialty insurance and reinsurance business through this acquisition positions us to create a capital-efficient diversified insurance business. Effective as of the first quarter of 2026, we manage our business in two reportable business segments, Mortgage and Specialty. Together, Radian’s Mortgage and Specialty businesses create a global multi-line specialty insurer.

Our financial performance was strong in the first quarter of 2026. Our consolidated results for the first quarter of 2026 reflect the addition of our Specialty segment following the acquisition of Inigo, with net income from continuing operations of $129 million, a 10.8% return on equity from continuing operations and pretax income from continuing operations of $174 million. Adjusted pretax operating income was $232 million, with a 14.7% adjusted net operating return on equity. The expansion of our business mix drove higher revenues, partially offset by higher provision for losses and expenses. With the closing of the Inigo acquisition, we believe we have taken a significant step to diversify our earnings and position the Company for long-term growth.

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Mortgage

Our Mortgage segment continued to serve as a solid foundation for our financial results, generating strong earnings and cash flow in the first quarter of 2026. Our Mortgage segment contributed $221 million of adjusted pretax operating income, with net premiums earned of $238 million. Our mortgage insurance in force portfolio was $281.7 billion as of March 31, 2026, inclusive of $13.5 billion of NIW. We continued to observe low default and claim rates and steady cure activity, supporting favorable loss performance.

Consistent with the trends observed in recent periods, the economic and market conditions impacting our Mortgage results for the first quarter of 2026 remained generally favorable. These trends include: (i) a strong credit environment; (ii) a strong Persistency Rate due to the interest rates of mortgages in our insured portfolio generally remaining below prevailing interest rates, although refinance activity increased in the first quarter of 2026; and (iii) strong mortgage insurance fundamentals, including stringent underwriting and product standards, higher-quality borrowers with strong credit profiles and strengthened servicing standards and government support to help borrowers stay in their homes.

Specialty

On February 2, 2026, we closed the acquisition of Inigo, making the first quarter of 2026 the first period in which the Specialty segment is included in our financial results. Our Specialty segment writes insurance and reinsurance coverage through multiple lines of business including property, casualty, financial lines and other specialty lines focusing on core classes of insurance and reinsurance where we believe we possess technical expertise.

For the two months of activity ended March 31, 2026, our Specialty segment contributed $40 million of pretax operating income, with net premiums earned of $164 million, and achieved a Combined Ratio of 85.3%. We believe this performance reflects strong underlying profitability, effective risk selection and disciplined underwriting and portfolio management.

The property, casualty and other specialty insurance markets in which the Specialty segment operates are influenced by market cycles, competitive pressures and evolving risk landscapes. This market demands a disciplined approach to underwriting, effective risk selection and robust data and analytics to navigate increasing competition, particularly in short-tail property lines. Factors such as claims inflation, geopolitical risks and climate change further shape the specialty insurance environment.

During the first quarter of 2026, the specialty insurance and reinsurance markets experienced continued softening pricing conditions, particularly across property and reinsurance classes, following several years of strong underwriting profitability and a relatively benign catastrophe environment in 2025, which has continued in early 2026. Increased availability of capacity from both traditional markets and alternative capital, including catastrophe bonds, intensified competitive pressures and resulted in risk‑adjusted rate reductions. Market conditions and the premium rate environment remain differentiated by line of business, and the softening pricing conditions have been most pronounced in U.S. property insurance and property catastrophe reinsurance.

We expect competitive and pricing pressures to persist through the remainder of 2026, particularly in catastrophe-exposed classes. In response to market conditions, Inigo remains focused on underwriting profitability through the cycle and we expect to continue to emphasize margin‑focused underwriting, including selective reductions in lines, non‑renewal of inadequately priced risks, portfolio re‑shaping initiatives and targeted growth in classes and segments where pricing and structural protections remain acceptable.

Geopolitical developments also influenced market conditions during the first quarter of 2026. The escalation of hostilities in the Middle East introduced heightened uncertainty across political violence, aviation war, cyber, energy and related specialty insurance markets. While reported loss activity to date has been limited, the evolving situation presents a heightened risk of loss with respect to insured risks in the region, reinforcing the importance of disciplined risk selection, exposure management and reinsurance protection. The Company continues to monitor geopolitical developments and evolving market conditions, including potential increased volatility in financial markets.

Outlook

Looking ahead to the remainder of 2026, our priorities include continuing to deliver strong, consistent performance in our Mortgage segment, executing on the strategic development and selective growth of our Specialty segment and maintaining a

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disciplined approach to capital management. We believe our ability to consistently generate excess capital through cycles and redeploy it with discipline is a core competitive advantage. Our capital management philosophy prioritizes maintaining financial strength, investing in growth and responsibly returning excess capital to stockholders. Despite risks and uncertainties related to the current economic and market conditions, we continue to have a favorable outlook for our businesses based on the fundamentals in both our Mortgage and Specialty segments.

Legislative and Regulatory Developments

We are subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision in the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate. For a description of significant U.S. state and federal regulations and other requirements of the GSEs that are applicable to our mortgage insurance business, as well as legislative and regulatory developments affecting the housing finance industry, see “Item 1. Business—Regulation—State Regulation” and “Item 1. Business—Regulation—Federal Regulation” in our 2025 Form 10-K. For a description of the U.K. regulatory requirements and framework and other requirements and regulations of Lloyd’s that are applicable to our specialty insurance business, see “Item 1. Business—Regulation—Regulation of Inigo” in our 2025 Form 10-K. There were no significant regulatory developments impacting our businesses from those discussed in our 2025 Form 10-K, other than the following.

Credit Score Models. In October 2022, the FHFA announced that as part of a multi-year effort, the GSEs intend to replace their use of Classic FICO credit scores with FICO 10T and VantageScore 4.0 credit scores, which are intended to improve accuracy by capturing additional payment histories for borrowers when available, such as rent, utilities and telecom payments. In July 2025, FHFA announced that the GSEs would allow lenders to use a credit score generated by either the Classic FICO model or the VantageScore 4.0 model. Most recently, in April 2026, FHFA announced that the GSEs will immediately accept loans with the VantageScore 4.0 model for certain approved lenders and will begin moving forward with FICO 10T. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development also announced that FHA will permit the use of VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T as eligible credit score models for FHA-insured loans. As a mortgage insurer, Radian Guaranty uses credit scores in several areas of its operations and the adoption and implementation of the new credit scores requires planning and analysis to, among other things, understand how these scores calibrate to Radian Guaranty’s credit risk models. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this most recent announcement, and while we expect there to be operational impacts, we do not expect it to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain terms and acronyms used throughout this report are defined in the Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms included as part of this report.

Some of the information in this discussion and analysis or included elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to our projections, plans and strategy for our business, are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those discussed under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements—Safe Harbor Provisions” and in the Risk Factors detailed in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

As a leading U.S. private mortgage insurer, Radian provides solutions that expand access to affordable, responsible and sustainable homeownership and helps borrowers achieve their dream of owning a home. As of December 31, 2025, we had one reportable business segment, Mortgage Insurance.

Our Mortgage Insurance segment aggregates, manages and distributes U.S. mortgage credit risk for the benefit of mortgage lending institutions and mortgage credit investors, principally through private mortgage insurance on residential first-lien mortgage loans.

In addition to our Mortgage Insurance segment, we previously reported in an All Other category activities consisting of: (i) income (losses) from assets held by Radian Group, our holding company; (ii) general corporate operating expenses not attributable or allocated to our reportable segment; and (iii) the results from certain other immaterial activities and operating segments, including our Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses. As further described in Notes 1 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in September 2025, following a comprehensive strategic review, Radian Group’s board of directors approved a plan to divest our Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses. As a result, we have reclassified the results related to these businesses to discontinued operations for all periods presented in our consolidated statements of operations.

Also in the third quarter of 2025, following the comprehensive strategic review, we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inigo, a Lloyd’s specialty insurer, as part of the Company’s planned strategic transformation to a global multi-line specialty insurer. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on this acquisition, which closed on February 2, 2026. We will begin to include Inigo’s results in our consolidated financial statements beginning in the first quarter of 2026.

Consistent with the trends observed in recent periods, the economic and market conditions impacting our results for the year ended 2025 remained generally favorable. These trends include: (i) a strong credit environment and housing market; (ii) higher Persistency in our Mortgage Insurance business due to low levels of mortgage refinancings, resulting from the interest rates of mortgages in our insured portfolio generally remaining below prevailing interest rates; and (iii) strong mortgage insurance fundamentals, including stringent underwriting and product standards, higher-quality borrowers with strong credit profiles and strengthened servicing standards and government support to help borrowers stay in their homes. We are monitoring trends in different credit asset classes, including recent reports of stress in certain asset classes, however the loans

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in our portfolio and loans in the broader conventional mortgage segment continue to perform well. We continue to experience strong cure activity and low claims levels. See also “Key Factors Affecting Our Results,” below for additional discussion of the primary factors affecting the operating environment for our Mortgage Insurance business. Despite risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” our outlook on the Mortgage Insurance business remains positive.

The following charts provide a perspective on mortgage origination volumes and private mortgage insurance penetration in recent periods.

Mortgage origination market (1)

Private mortgage insurance penetration of mortgage origination market (1)

(1)
Based on actual dollars generated in the credit enhanced market as reported by HUD and publicly reported industry information. Mortgage originations are based upon the average of originations reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in their most recent published industry reports.

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Although it is difficult to project future volumes, recent industry projections indicate that total mortgage originations are expected to reach approximately $2.3 trillion in 2026, representing an increase of 15% compared to 2025.

Based on estimates of private mortgage insurance penetration, the private mortgage insurance market is projected to be moderately larger in 2026 relative to the estimated $300 billion market size in 2025. Homebuyer demand and a potential modest decline in interest rates would support a growing purchase market in 2026, which is expected to benefit mortgage insurers due to the higher propensity for purchased loans to require private mortgage insurance compared to refinanced loans. Additionally, an anticipated decrease in interest rates would be expected to result in increased refinance originations in 2026.

As we enter 2026, rate softening is occurring in several insurance and reinsurance lines in which our Specialty Insurance business participates, which is primarily attributable to excess capacity after a benign loss year in 2025. In the area of reinsurance, this can impact both premiums written for reinsurance coverage we write as well as the cost of coverage for reinsurance and retrocession coverage we obtain.

See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our business. See “Key Factors Affecting Our Results” and “Mortgage Insurance Portfolio Metrics” below for additional discussion on specific key drivers that affect our performance.

Key Factors Affecting Our Results

The discussion below summarizes the key factors affecting our Mortgage Insurance business.

Mortgage Insurance

NIW

Our current business strategy for our Mortgage Insurance business is to write NIW that we believe will generate future earnings and economic value while effectively maintaining the portfolio’s health, balance and profitability. NIW increases our IIF and our premiums written and earned. NIW is affected by the overall size of the mortgage origination market, the penetration percentage of private mortgage insurance into the overall mortgage origination market and our market share of the private mortgage insurance market. Private mortgage insurance penetration has generally been higher on new mortgages for purchased homes than on the refinance of existing mortgages because average LTVs are typically higher on home purchases, and therefore, these lower down payment loans are more likely to require mortgage insurance. The penetration percentage of private mortgage insurance is mainly influenced by: (i) the competitiveness of private mortgage insurance for GSE conforming loans compared to FHA and VA insured loans and (ii) the relative percentage of mortgage originations that are for purchased homes versus refinancings.

IIF and Persistency

Our IIF is one of the primary drivers of our future premiums that we expect to earn over time. Although not reflected in the current period financial statements, nor in our reported book value, we expect our IIF to generate substantial earnings in future periods due to the high credit quality of our current mortgage insurance portfolio and our expectations for future Persistency Rates.

The ultimate profitability of our Mortgage Insurance business is affected by the impact of mortgage prepayment speeds on the mix of business we write. The measure for assessing the impact of policy cancellations on our IIF is our Persistency Rate, defined as the percentage of IIF that remains in force over a period of time. Assuming all other factors remain constant, over the life of the policies, prepayment speeds have an inverse impact on IIF and the expected revenue from our Monthly Premium Policies. Slower loan prepayment speeds, demonstrated by a higher Persistency Rate, result in more IIF remaining in place, providing increased revenue from Monthly Premium Policies over time as premium payments continue. Earlier than anticipated loan prepayments, demonstrated by a lower Persistency Rate, reduce IIF and the revenue from our Monthly Premium Policies. Among other factors, prepayment speeds may be affected by changes in interest rates and other macroeconomic factors. A rising interest rate environment generally will reduce refinancing activity and result in lower prepayments, whereas a declining interest rate environment generally will increase the level of refinancing activity and therefore increase prepayments.

In contrast to Monthly Premium Policies, when Single Premium Policies are canceled by the insured because the loan has been paid off or otherwise, we accelerate the recognition of any remaining unearned premiums, net of any refunds that

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may be owed to the borrower. Although these cancellations reduce IIF, assuming all other factors remain constant, the profitability of our Single Premium business increases when Persistency Rates are lower.

Premiums

The premium rates we charge for our insurance are based on multiple borrower, loan and property characteristics. The mortgage insurance industry is highly competitive and private mortgage insurers compete with each other and with the FHA and VA with respect to price and other factors.

Our pricing is risk-based and is intended to generally align with the capital requirements under the PMIERs, while also considering pricing trends within the private mortgage insurance industry among other factors. As a result, our pricing is expected to generate relatively consistent returns across the credit spectrum. In developing our pricing strategies, we monitor various competitive and economic factors while seeking to maximize the long-term economic value of our portfolio by balancing credit risk, lender and geographic concentration risk, profitability and volume considerations, and aim to achieve an overall risk-adjusted rate of return on capital given our modeled performance expectations. Our actual portfolio returns will depend on a number of factors, including the success of our pricing strategy, economic conditions, the mix of NIW that we are able to write, our pricing, the amount of reinsurance we use and the level of capital we hold, including amounts that may be in excess of minimum PMIERs financial and statutory capital requirements. See “Item 1. Business—Mortgage Insurance—Pricing—Primary Mortgage Insurance Premiums.”

Our pricing actions gradually affect our results over time, as existing IIF cancels and is replaced with NIW at current pricing. See “Mortgage Insurance Portfolio Metrics—New Insurance Written” for additional information.

Premiums on our mortgage insurance products are generally paid either on an installment basis, pursuant to Monthly Premium Policies, or in a single payment at the time of loan origination, pursuant to Single Premium Policies. See “Item 1. Business—Mortgage Insurance—Pricing—Primary Mortgage Insurance Premiums.” As discussed above, the ultimate profitability of Single Premium Policies may be higher or lower than expected due to the impact of prepayment speeds. See “IIF and Persistency” above.

Monthly Premium Policies typically provide a level monthly premium for the first 10 years of the policy, followed by a lower level monthly premium thereafter. Generally, a borrower is able to cancel the policy when the LTV reaches 80% of the original value, and the servicer is required to review the policy for automatic cancellation on the date the LTV is scheduled to reach 78% of the original value. As a result, the volume of loans that remain insured after 10 years and would be subject to the premium reset is generally not material in relation to the total loans originated. However, to the extent the volume of loans resetting from year to year varies significantly, the trend in earned premiums may also vary.

Losses

Incurred losses reduce our pretax income from continuing operations and represent the estimated future claim payments on newly defaulted insured loans as well as any change in our claim estimates for existing defaults, including changes in our estimates with respect to the frequency, magnitude and timing of anticipated losses on defaulted loans. Factors influencing incurred losses include:

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The mix of credit characteristics in our total direct RIF (e.g., loans with higher risk characteristics, or loans with layered risk that combine multiple higher-risk attributes within the same loan, generally result in more delinquencies and claims). See “Mortgage Insurance Portfolio Metrics—Insurance and Risk in Force;”

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The average loan size (relatively higher priced properties with larger average loan amounts may result in higher incurred losses);

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The percentage of coverage on insured loans (higher percentages of insurance coverage generally correlate with higher incurred losses) and the presence of structural mitigants such as deductibles or stop losses;

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Changes in housing values (declines in housing values generally make it more difficult for borrowers to sell a home to avoid default or for the property to be sold to mitigate a claim, and also may negatively affect a borrower’s willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the home value is less than the mortgage balance; conversely, increases in housing values tend to reduce the level of defaults as well as make it more likely that foreclosures will result in the loan being satisfied);

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The distribution of claims over the life cycle of a portfolio (historically, claims are relatively low during the first two years after a loan is originated and then increase over a period of several years before declining; however, several factors can impact and change this cycle, including the economic environment, the quality of the underwriting of the loan, characteristics of the mortgage loan, the credit profile of the borrower, housing prices and unemployment rates); and

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Our ability to mitigate potential losses through Rescissions, Claim Denials, cancellations and Claim Curtailments on claims submitted to us.

Risk Distribution

We use third-party reinsurance in our Mortgage Insurance business to manage capital and risk in an effort to optimize the amounts and types of capital and risk distribution deployed against insured risk. The objectives of our risk distribution strategy include: (i) supporting our overall capital plan by reducing our cost of capital, increasing capital efficiency and enhancing our projected returns on capital and (ii) reducing portfolio risk and financial volatility through economic cycles. We have distributed risk through traditional quota share and excess-of-loss reinsurance arrangements, as well as to investors through the capital markets using mortgage insurance-linked notes transactions.

When we enter into a quota share reinsurance agreement, the reinsurer receives a premium and, in exchange, agrees to insure an agreed upon portion of incurred losses. These arrangements reduce our earned premiums but also reduce our net RIF, which provides capital relief, including under the PMIERs financial requirements. In addition, our incurred losses are reduced by any incurred losses ceded in accordance with the reinsurance agreement, which reduces the volatility of our provision for losses in certain stressed economic environments, and we often receive ceding commissions from the reinsurer as part of the transaction, which, in turn, reduce our reported operating expenses and policy acquisition costs.

Our XOL Program accesses reinsurance coverage through traditional excess-of-loss reinsurance arrangements, as well as through the capital markets through the Eagle Re Issuers’ mortgage insurance-linked notes transactions. Our XOL Program reduces our earned premiums, but also reduces our net RIF and PMIERs financial requirements, and potentially our incurred losses, which are allocated in accordance with the structure of the transaction. The Eagle Re Issuers are special purpose VIEs that are not consolidated in our consolidated financial statements because we do not have the unilateral power to direct those activities that are significant to their economic performance.

See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our reinsurance arrangements, including the total assets and liabilities of the Eagle Re Issuers.

Investment Income

Investment income is determined primarily by the investment balances held and the average yield on our overall investment portfolio. Increases in our investment balances and average yields result in higher pretax income from continuing operations and operating cash flows, while declining balances and yields can negatively affect our financial results.

Other Operating Expenses

Our other operating expenses include salaries and other base employee costs, variable and share-based incentive compensation and other general operating expenses, such as fees for professional and consulting services, software, rent and depreciation, among other costs. Employee related expenses are driven by our headcount, which can fluctuate due to the amount of our NIW and IIF, as well as our plans for other business initiatives. Our other operating expenses may also fluctuate due to the impact of performance on our incentive compensation programs, as a result of our pay-for-performance approach to compensation that is based on the level of achievement of both short-term and long-term goals.

These operating expenses are reported net of ceding commissions associated with our QSR Program. As a result, changes to our QSR Program and the amount of our ceded premiums earned also can impact our other operating expenses.

Other Factors

Net Gains (Losses) on Investments and Other Financial Instruments

Net gains (losses) on investments and other financial instruments also may impact our consolidated results in the ordinary course. The recognition of realized investment gains or losses can vary significantly across periods, as the activity is

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highly discretionary based on the timing of individual securities sales due to such factors as market opportunities, our tax and capital profile and overall market cycles.

Unrealized gains and losses arise primarily from changes in the market value of our investments that are classified as trading or equity securities. These valuation adjustments may not necessarily result in realized economic gains or losses.

Mortgage Insurance Portfolio Metrics

New Insurance Written

The following table provides selected information for the periods indicated related to our Mortgage Insurance NIW. For direct Single Premium Policies, NIW includes policies written on an individual basis (as each loan is originated) and on an aggregated basis (in which each individual loan in a group of loans is insured in a single transaction, typically after the loans have been originated).

(1)
At origination.

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Insurance and Risk in Force

The primary driver of the future premiums that we expect to earn over time is our IIF, which increases as a result of our NIW and decreases as a result of policy cancellations and amortization.

Historically, there is a close correlation between interest rates and Persistency Rates. Higher interest rate environments generally decrease refinancings, which decrease the cancellation rate of our insurance and positively affect our Persistency Rates. As shown in the table below: (i) our 12-month Persistency Rate at December 31, 2025, was flat as compared to the same period in 2024 and (ii) our quarterly, annualized Persistency Rate decreased at December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. We believe the decrease in the quarterly, annualized Persistency Rate is primarily attributable to an increase in refinance activity in the fourth quarter of 2025, a result of the decline in interest rates in that quarter, as further described below.

Following three consecutive years of benchmark interest rate increases, the U.S. Federal Reserve initiated its first benchmark interest rate reductions in late 2024, followed by additional reductions occurring between September 2025 and December 2025. Typically, lower benchmark interest rates lead to a reduction in longer-term U.S. treasury rates and result in lower mortgage interest rates and a corresponding increase in mortgage refinance transactions. However, we do not expect these recent interest rate changes will have a significant impact on our Persistency Rate in the near term. As of December 31, 2025, approximately half of our IIF had a mortgage note interest rate of 5.5% or less, which remains below the current prevailing mortgage interest rates based on reported industry averages. If mortgage rates were to decrease further, however, refinance volumes could increase, similar to the effect observed in the fourth quarter of 2025, which could have a negative impact on our Persistency Rate and the size of our IIF portfolio. See “If the length of time that our mortgage insurance policies remain in force declines it could result in a decrease in our future revenues” under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for more information.

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The following table provides selected information as of and for the periods indicated related to Mortgage Insurance IIF and RIF. Throughout this report, unless otherwise noted, RIF is presented on a gross basis and includes the amount ceded under reinsurance. RIF and IIF for direct Single Premium Policies include policies written on an individual basis (as each loan is originated) and on an aggregated basis (in which each individual loan in a group of loans is insured in a single transaction, typically after the loans have been originated).

(1)
The Persistency Rate on a quarterly, annualized basis is calculated based on loan-level detail for the quarter ending as of the date shown. It may be impacted by seasonality or other factors, including the level of refinance activity during the applicable periods and may not be indicative of full-year trends.

(2)
At origination.

At December 31, 2025, 91% of our total Primary Mortgage RIF are Monthly and Other Recurring Premium Policies. Based on the current composition of our mortgage insurance portfolio, with Monthly Premium Policies comprising a much larger proportion of our total portfolio than Single Premium Policies, an increase in IIF generally has a corresponding positive impact on premiums earned, while a decrease in IIF generally has a corresponding negative impact on premiums earned. Reductions in IIF through cancellations of our insurance policies as a result of prepayments, as well as other insurance policy terminations such as Rescissions of coverage and claims paid, generally have a negative effect on premiums earned over time.

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The following table provides our direct Primary Mortgage Insurance RIF by year of origination and selected information related to that risk as of the dates indicated.

Historical loan performance data indicates that credit scores and underwriting quality are key drivers of credit performance, and loan originations after 2008 have consisted primarily of high credit quality loans with significantly better credit performance than loans originated during 2008 and prior periods.

The following table illustrates the trends of our cumulative incurred loss ratios by year of origination and development year.

(1)
Represents inception-to-date losses incurred as a percentage of net premiums earned.

(2)
Losses incurred in 2020 and 2021 across all vintages were elevated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Geographic Dispersion

The following table provides, as of the dates indicated, the percentage of our direct Primary Mortgage Insurance RIF and the associated percentage of our mortgage insurance reserve for losses (by location of property) for the top 10 states in the U.S. (as measured by our direct Primary Mortgage Insurance RIF as of December 31, 2025).

The following table provides, as of the dates indicated, the percentage of our direct Primary Mortgage Insurance RIF and the associated percentage of our mortgage insurance reserve for losses (by location of property) for the top 10 Core Based Statistical Areas, referred to as “CBSAs,” in the U.S. (as measured by our direct Primary Mortgage Insurance RIF as of December 31, 2025).

(1)
CBSAs are metropolitan areas and may include a portion of adjoining states as noted above.

Risk Distribution

We use third-party reinsurance in our Mortgage Insurance business as part of our risk distribution strategy, including to manage our capital position and risk profile.

The impact of these programs on our financial results will vary depending on the level of ceded RIF, as well as the levels of prepayments and incurred losses on the reinsured portfolios, among other factors. See “Key Factors Affecting Our

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Results—Mortgage Insurance—Risk Distribution” and Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our reinsurance transactions.

The following table provides information about the amounts by which Radian Guaranty’s reinsurance programs reduced its Minimum Required Assets as of the dates indicated.

See “Results of Operations—Consolidated—Revenues—Net Premiums Earned” for information about the impact on premiums earned from each of Radian Guaranty’s reinsurance programs.

Results of Operations—Consolidated

Radian Group serves as the holding company for our operating subsidiaries and does not have any operations of its own. Our consolidated operating results for 2025, 2024 and 2023 primarily reflect the financial results and performance of our Mortgage Insurance business.

As further described in Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, Radian Group’s board of directors approved a plan to divest our Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses. As a result, we have reclassified the results related to these businesses to discontinued operations for all periods presented in our consolidated statements of operations. Certain corporate expenses that were previously allocated to these businesses, as well as other general corporate expenses and income (losses) from assets held by Radian Group, were not reclassified to discontinued operations, and therefore have been reallocated to the Mortgage Insurance segment.

All amounts included in this “Results of Operations—Consolidated” section relate to continuing operations unless otherwise noted.

In addition to the results of our Mortgage Insurance reportable segment, pretax income (loss) from continuing operations is also affected by other factors. See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and “Key Factors Affecting Our Results” for more information.

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The following table highlights selected information related to our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated.

(1)
See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

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Revenues

Net Premiums Earned. The following tables provide additional information about the components of our net premiums earned for the periods indicated, including the effects of our reinsurance programs.

(1)
Includes the impact of related profit commissions.

(2)
Represents profit commissions under our QSR Program, excluding the impact of Single Premium Policy cancellations.

(3)
Calculated by dividing direct premiums earned, excluding revenue from cancellations, by average primary IIF.

(4)
Calculated by dividing direct premiums earned, by average primary IIF.

(5)
Calculated by dividing net premiums earned by average primary IIF. The calculation for all periods presented incorporates the impact of profit commission adjustments related to our reinsurance programs.

(6)
The average of beginning and ending balances of primary IIF, for each period presented.

Our in force portfolio premium yield was relatively stable for 2025, as compared to 2024. Based on current NIW pricing and the impact of the higher Persistency Rates we have been experiencing, we currently expect our in force portfolio premium yield in 2026 to continue to be stable; however, due to the potential impacts of Single Premium Policy cancellations and reinsurance, among other things, the net premium yield may fluctuate from period to period.

The level of mortgage prepayments affects the revenue ultimately produced by our Mortgage Insurance business and is influenced by the mix of business we write. See “Key Factors Affecting Our Results—Mortgage Insurance—IIF and Persistency” for more information.

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The following table provides information related to the impact of our reinsurance transactions on premiums earned. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our reinsurance programs.

(1)
Includes the impact of changes in the profit commission retained by the Company due to changes in loss reserves.

(2)
Does not include the benefit from ceding commissions from the reinsurance agreements in our QSR Program, which is primarily included in other operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Net Investment Income. The following table provides information related to our investments for the periods indicated.

(1)
For each period presented, reflects the average of the beginning and ending amortized cost of our total investments for each month of the year.

(2)
Calculated by dividing net investment income by average investments balance.

Net investment income decreased for 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by declines in average investment balances and lower investment yields. The decline in average balances was primarily driven by the redemption of our $450 million senior notes in September 2024. Net investment income increased for 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to increasing yields from higher interest rates and higher investment balances. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for comparative detail about the components of our net investment income.

Net Gains (Losses) on Investments and Other Financial Instruments. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail about our net gains (losses) on investments and other financial instruments by investment category.

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Expenses

Provision for Losses. The following table details the financial impact of the significant components of our provision for losses for the periods indicated.

(1)
Related to defaulted loans with a most recent default notice dated in the year indicated. For example, if a loan had defaulted in a prior year, but then subsequently cured and later re-defaulted in the current year, that default would be considered a current year default.

(2)
Related to defaulted loans with a default notice dated in a year earlier than the year indicated, which have been continuously in default since that time.

(3)
Provision for losses as a percentage of net premiums earned.

(4)
Calculated by dividing provision for losses for new defaults, net of reinsurance, by the number of new primary defaults for each period.

The change in the provision for losses from 2024 to 2025 and from 2023 to 2024 was primarily driven by a reduction in favorable development on prior year defaults and an increase in current year new primary defaults, which impacted our mortgage insurance reserves.

Current year new primary defaults increased by 2% for 2025, as compared to 2024, and 15% for 2024, as compared to 2023, consistent with the natural seasoning of the portfolio given the increase in our IIF in recent years. Our gross Default to Claim Rate assumption for new primary defaults was 7.5% at both December 31, 2025 and 2024, and 8.0% at December 31, 2023. We continue to closely monitor the trends in Cures and claims paid for our default inventory, while also weighing the risks and uncertainties associated with the current economic environment.

Our provision for losses during 2025, 2024 and 2023 was positively impacted by favorable reserve development on prior year defaults, primarily as a result of more favorable trends in Cures than originally estimated. These Cures have been due primarily to favorable outcomes resulting from positive trends in home price appreciation, which has also contributed to a higher rate of claims that result in no ultimate loss and that are withdrawn by servicers as a result. These favorable observed trends resulted in reductions in our Default to Claim Rate and other reserve adjustments for prior year default notices. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information.

Our primary default rate as a percentage of total insured loans at December 31, 2025, was 2.6% compared to 2.4% at December 31, 2024. The following table provides a rollforward of the number of our primary loans in default.

(1)
Prior periods have been recast to conform to current presentation for Cures, claims paid and Rescissions and Claim Denials.

(2)
Net of any cancelled defaulted policies that were reinstated back into an active default status during the period.

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(3)
Includes any previously rescinded or denied policies that ultimately resulted in a paid claim during the period, and net of any previously paid claims that were reinstated into an active default status. Claims resolved without payment were moved from Cures into claims paid for all periods presented.

(4)
Net of any previous Rescissions and Claim Denials that were reinstated during the period. Such reinstated Rescissions and Claim Denials may ultimately result in a paid claim.

The following table provides additional information about our primary loans in default as of the dates indicated.

(1)
Loans in the stage of default in which a foreclosure sale has been scheduled or held.

We develop our Default to Claim Rate estimates on defaulted loans based on models that use a variety of loan characteristics to determine the likelihood that a default will reach claim status. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details about our Default to Claim Rate assumptions.

Our aggregate weighted-average net Default to Claim Rate assumption for our primary defaulted loans used in estimating our reserve for losses, which is net of estimated Claim Denials and Rescissions, was 23% at both December 31, 2025 and 2024, and 25% at December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a shift in the mix of defaults as of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, as compared to December 31, 2023, given the larger proportion of more recent defaults and loans with fewer missed payments, as well as reduced claim rate assumptions for prior period defaults due to more favorable trends in Cures than originally estimated. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our reserve for losses and a reconciliation of our Mortgage Insurance segment’s beginning and ending reserves for losses and LAE.

Although expected claims are included in our reserve for losses, the timing of claims paid is subject to fluctuation from quarter to quarter, based on the rate that defaults cure and other factors, including the impact of foreclosure moratoriums (as further described in “Item 1. Business—Mortgage Insurance—Rescissions, Defaults and Claims”), which make the timing of paid claims difficult to predict.

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The following table provides net claims paid by product and the average claim paid by product for the periods indicated.

(1)
Net of reinsurance recoveries.

(2)
Includes payments to commute mortgage insurance coverage on certain performing and non-performing loans.

(3)
Calculated excluding the impact of: (i) LAE; (ii) commutations and settlements; and (iii) claims resolved without payment, including claims subsequently withdrawn by the servicer.

(4)
Before reinsurance recoveries.

Other Operating Expenses. The following table provides information about our other operating expenses for the periods indicated.

The decrease in other operating expenses for 2025 compared to 2024 is primarily due to: (i) favorable impacts from lower non-employee expenses as a result of expense reduction initiatives, particularly those related to other general operating expenses and (ii) higher ceding commissions from QSR agreements, which were partially offset by an increase in performance-based variable and share-based incentive compensation expenses.

Other general operating expenses also included the following expenses: (i) $11 million of acquisition-related expenses in 2025 for the acquisition of Inigo and (ii) $13 million of impairments of internal-use software and lease-related expenses in 2024.

The increase in other operating expenses for 2024 as compared to 2023 is primarily due to higher employee-related expenses, partially offset by higher ceding commission from QSR agreements.

Interest Expense. The decrease in interest expense for 2025, as compared to 2024, is primarily due to a decline in senior notes outstanding due to: (i) the redemption in September 2024 of $450 million of senior notes and (ii) the redemption in March 2024 of $525 million of senior notes, including the impact of a $4 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to the

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redemption of these senior notes. These decreases were partially offset by the issuance in March 2024 of the Senior Notes due 2029. See Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail about our interest expense.

Income Tax Provision

Our 2025 effective tax rate for continuing operations was 21.9%, generally consistent with the federal statutory rate of 21%. State income taxes and certain permanent book-to-tax adjustments were the primary drivers of differences in the effective tax rate compared to the federal statutory rate. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of our provision for income taxes.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, includes the results of our Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented. The decrease in the loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for 2025 as compared to 2024 is primarily driven by a decrease in other operating expenses related to our expense reduction initiatives for these businesses. The loss from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, included $7 million of estimated costs related to the expected future sale of these businesses.

The decrease in the loss from discontinued operations, net of tax for 2024 as compared to 2023 is primarily driven by a decrease in non-operating items including $15 million of amortization and impairment of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets, which was recorded in 2023. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to traditional GAAP financial measures, we have presented “adjusted pretax operating income (loss),” “adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share” and “adjusted net operating return on equity,” which are non-GAAP financial measures for the consolidated company, among our key performance indicators to evaluate our fundamental financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures align with the way our business performance is evaluated by both management and by our board of directors. These measures have been established in order to increase transparency for the purposes of evaluating our operating trends and enabling more meaningful comparisons with our peers. Although on a consolidated basis adjusted pretax operating income (loss), adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share and adjusted net operating return on equity are non-GAAP financial measures, for the reasons discussed above we believe these measures aid in understanding the underlying performance of our operations.

Total adjusted pretax operating income (loss), adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share and adjusted net operating return on equity are not measures of overall profitability, and therefore should not be considered in isolation or viewed as substitutes for GAAP pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations per share or return on equity from continuing operations. Our definitions of adjusted pretax operating income (loss), adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share and adjusted net operating return on equity, as discussed and reconciled below to the most comparable respective GAAP measures, may not be comparable to similarly named measures reported by other companies.

Our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer (Radian’s chief operating decision maker), uses adjusted pretax operating income (loss) as our primary measure to evaluate the fundamental financial performance of our businesses.

Beginning with the first quarter of 2025, when calculating adjusted diluted net operating income per share and adjusted net operating return on equity, the Company no longer adjusts for the difference between the Company’s statutory and effective tax rates to calculate those non-GAAP financial measures using the Company’s federal statutory tax rate of 21%. The impact of this incremental adjustment for the difference between the Company’s statutory and effective tax rates had been immaterial in recent periods because the number and magnitude of non-recurring fluctuations in the Company’s effective tax rate had declined in recent years. As such, the Company believes that this incremental adjustment for the difference between the two rates was no longer meaningful to users of our financial statements. We reflected this change in our calculations of adjusted diluted net operating income per share and adjusted net operating return on equity for all periods presented herein. As it relates to the impact of reconciling income (expense) items included in these non-GAAP financial measures, the Company continues to reflect these items on a gross basis and calculates the income tax provision (benefit) on these items using the Company’s federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

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The results of our Mortgage Conduit, Title and Real Estate Services businesses are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented herein. The calculation of adjusted pretax operating income, as detailed below, excludes income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented herein. As a result, the calculations of adjusted diluted net operating income per share and adjusted net operating return on equity also exclude income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented herein.

Adjusted pretax operating income (loss) is defined as GAAP pretax income (loss) from continuing operations excluding the effects of: (i) net gains (losses) on investments and other financial instruments and (ii) impairment of other long-lived assets and other non-operating items, if any, such as gains (losses) from the sale of lines of business, acquisition-related income (expenses) and gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt, among others.

Although adjusted pretax operating income (loss) excludes certain items that have occurred in the past and are expected to occur in the future, the excluded items represent those that are: (i) not viewed as part of the operating performance of our primary activities or (ii) not expected to result in an economic impact equal to the amount reflected in pretax income (loss) from continuing operations. These adjustments, along with the reasons for their treatment, are described in Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table provides a reconciliation of pretax income from continuing operations to our non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted pretax operating income.

(1)
For 2025, primarily relates to acquisition-related expenses that are included in other operating expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. For 2024 and 2023 primarily relates to impairments of other long-lived assets that are included in other operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing adjusted pretax operating income (loss), net of taxes computed using the Company’s statutory tax rate, by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and all dilutive potential common shares outstanding. The following table provides a reconciliation of diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations per share to our non-GAAP financial measure for the consolidated Company of adjusted diluted net operating income (loss) per share.

(1)
Calculated using the Company’s federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

Adjusted net operating return on equity is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted pretax operating income (loss), net of taxes computed using the Company’s statutory tax rate, by average stockholders’ equity, based on the average of the beginning and ending balances for each period presented. The following table provides a reconciliation of return on equity

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from continuing operations to our non-GAAP financial measure for the consolidated Company of adjusted net operating return on equity.

(1)
Calculated by dividing net income from continuing operations by average stockholders’ equity, based on the average of the beginning and ending balances for each period presented.

(2)
As a percentage of average stockholders’ equity.

(3)
Calculated using the Company’s federal statutory tax rates of 21%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Consolidated Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities.

(1)
Includes change in cash and restricted cash for discontinued operations, which are included in assets held for sale on our consolidated balance sheets.

Operating Activities. Our most significant source of operating cash flows from continuing operations is from premiums received from our mortgage insurance policies, while our most significant uses of operating cash flows have typically been for our operating expenses, taxes and claims paid on our mortgage insurance policies. The increase in cash provided by operating activities, continuing operations in 2025, as compared to 2024, was primarily due to a decrease in the purchases of U.S. Mortgage Guaranty Tax and Loss Bonds in 2025. The increase in cash provided by operating activities, continuing operations in 2024, as compared to 2023, was primarily due to benefits from our expense reduction initiatives. Net cash flows used in operating activities from discontinued operations primarily relate to net purchases and sales of mortgage loans held for sale, which can fluctuate from period to period.

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Investing Activities. The change in net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations for 2025, as compared to net cash provided by investing activities, continuing operations in 2024, was primarily driven by an increase in purchases, net of sales and redemptions on short-term investments, offset by a decrease in purchases of available for sale securities and an increase in proceeds from sales of available for sale and equity securities, as we repositioned our investment portfolio in preparation for the funding of our Inigo acquisition in early 2026. Net cash provided by investing activities, discontinued operations for 2025 was primarily driven by principal payments from securitized residential mortgage loans held for investment.

Net cash provided by investing activities, continuing operations increased for 2024, as compared to cash used in investing activities in 2023, primarily due to sales and redemptions, net of purchases, of short-term investments and fixed-maturities available for sale, which helped to fund certain of our financing activities described below. Net cash provided by investing activities, discontinued operations for 2024 as compared to net cash used in investing activities, discontinued operations in 2023 was primarily driven by principal payments from securitized residential mortgage loans held for investment.

Financing Activities. For 2025, our primary use of cash for financing activities, continuing operations included: (i) repurchases of our common stock and (ii) payment of dividends. See Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Net cash provided by financing activities, discontinued operations for 2025, was primarily driven by: (i) the net proceeds from the issuance of securitized nonrecourse debt and (ii) the net change in borrowings related to funding from mortgage loan financing facilities.

For 2024, our primary use of cash for financing activities, continuing operations included: (i) net changes in our senior notes; (ii) repurchases of our common stock; and (iii) payment of dividends. Net cash provided by financing activities, discontinued operations for 2024 was primarily driven by: (i) the net proceeds from the issuance of securitized nonrecourse debt and (ii) the net change in borrowings related to funding from mortgage loan financing facilities.

See “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows” for additional information.

Investment Portfolio

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the following tables include $142 million and $139 million, respectively, of securities loaned to third-party borrowers under securities lending agreements, which are classified as other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our investment portfolio, including our securities lending agreements.

The composition of our investment portfolio is presented below as a percentage of overall fair value as of the dates indicated.

(1)
Primarily consists of taxable state and municipal investments.

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(2)
Includes mortgage insurance-linked notes purchased by Radian Group in connection with the XOL Program. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

The following table provides the scheduled maturities of the securities held in our investment portfolio as of the dates indicated.

(1)
Actual maturities may differ as a result of calls before scheduled maturity.

(2)
Includes RMBS, CMBS, CLO, Other ABS, and mortgage insurance-linked notes, which are not due at a single maturity date.

(3)
No stated maturity date.

The following table provides the ratings of our investment portfolio, from a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization, presented as a percentage of overall fair value, as of the dates indicated.

(1)
Primarily consists of equity securities.

Liquidity Analysis—Holding Company

Radian Group serves as the holding company for our operating subsidiaries and does not have any operations of its own. At December 31, 2025, Radian Group had available, either directly or through unregulated subsidiaries, unrestricted cash and liquid investments of $1.8 billion. Total liquidity, which included our then-undrawn $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility, as described below, was $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2025. This amount does not reflect the closing of the Inigo transaction on February 2, 2026, which reduced both available and total liquidity by $1.65 billion, representing the cash portion of the consideration paid for the acquisition. Additionally, to help manage our overall liquidity position, Radian Group drew $200 million on our unsecured revolving credit facility in February 2026.

During 2025, Radian Group’s available liquidity increased by $949 million, primarily due to: (i) $795 million received from Radian Guaranty, consisting of a $200 million return of capital and $595 million in ordinary dividends and (ii) the $600 million Intercompany Note from Radian Guaranty. These increases were partially offset by $576 million paid for share repurchases and dividends. See Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these distributions.

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In addition to available cash and marketable securities, including net investment income earned on such investments, Radian Group’s principal sources of cash to fund future liquidity needs include: (i) payments made to Radian Group by its subsidiaries under expense- and tax-sharing arrangements; (ii) to the extent available, dividends or other distributions from its subsidiaries; and (iii) and, as further described below, our $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of bank lenders.

Subject to certain limitations, borrowings under the $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, capital contributions to our insurance and other subsidiaries as well as growth initiatives. At December 31, 2025, the full $500 million remained undrawn and available under the facility, but we drew $200 million on the facility in February 2026 in connection with the Inigo closing. See Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the unsecured revolving credit facility.

In connection with our Mortgage Conduit business, Radian Mortgage Capital has entered into the Master Repurchase Agreements to finance the acquisition of residential mortgage loans and related mortgage loan assets, which are included in assets held for sale on our consolidated balance sheets. In the ordinary course of its business, Radian Mortgage Capital expects to renew the Master Repurchase Agreements on or prior to expiration and/or to enter into new agreements to finance the acquisition of residential mortgage loans and related mortgage loan assets. As of December 31, 2025, Radian Group has entered into four separate Parent Guarantees to guaranty the obligations under the Master Repurchase Agreements, which we expect would terminate upon any sale of the Mortgage Conduit business.

As of December 31, 2025, we expect Radian Group’s principal liquidity demands for the next 12 months to be: (i) investments to support our business strategy and to expand and diversify our revenue streams, including the $1.67 billion acquisition of Inigo and, if needed, capital contributions to our subsidiaries; (ii) the payment of corporate expenses, including taxes; (iii) interest payments on our outstanding debt obligations as well as potential amounts to repay all or a portion of borrowings under our credit facility; and (iv) the payment of quarterly dividends on our common stock, which currently are $0.255 per share and which remain subject to approval by our board of directors and our ongoing assessment of our financial condition and potential needs related to the execution and implementation of our business plans and strategies.

During 2025 and 2024, Radian Group made $37 million and $72 million, respectively, of additional equity contributions to support our Title and Real Estate Services businesses. During 2024, Radian Group made $83 million of equity contributions to facilitate the growth of our Mortgage Conduit business. No such contributions were made to our Mortgage Conduit business in 2025. Additionally, during 2025, Radian Group received a return of capital of $35 million and $27 million from our Title business and Mortgage Conduit business, respectively.

In the event the cash flows from operations of our businesses held for sale continue to be insufficient to fund all of their needs, Radian Group may continue to provide additional funds in the form of additional capital contributions or other support.

In addition to our ongoing short-term liquidity needs discussed above, our most significant need for liquidity beyond the next 12 months is the repayment of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of our senior debt due in future years and of the $600 million that we borrowed from Radian Guaranty to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Inigo acquisition. See “Capitalization—Holding Company” below for details of our debt maturity profile.

Radian Group’s liquidity demands for the next 12 months or in future periods could also include: (i) potential repurchases of shares of our common stock pursuant to share repurchase authorizations, as described below; (ii) early repurchases or redemptions of portions of our debt obligations; and (iii) potential payments pursuant to the Parent Guarantees.

For additional information about related risks and uncertainties, under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” see “The use of the Intercompany Note to fund a portion of the Inigo acquisition reduced our liquidity and Radian Guaranty’s PMIERs Cushion, and subjects us to certain conditions and compliance obligations associated with the Intercompany Note which could adversely affect us and our financial condition;” “Our sources of liquidity may be insufficient to fund our obligations;” and “Radian Guaranty may fail to maintain its eligibility status with the GSEs, and the additional capital required to support Radian Guaranty’s eligibility could reduce our available liquidity.”

In addition to Radian Group’s existing sources of liquidity to fund its obligations, we may decide to seek additional capital, including by incurring additional debt, issuing additional equity or selling assets, which we may not be able to do on favorable terms, if at all.

Inigo Acquisition. On February 2, 2026, the Company completed its strategic acquisition of Inigo, which reduced both available and total liquidity by $1.65 billion, representing the cash portion of the consideration paid for the acquisition. Radian

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funded the acquisition from Radian Group’s available liquidity sources (including proceeds of the Intercompany Note) combined with a $200 million draw on our unsecured revolving credit facility.

Share Repurchases. During 2025 and 2024, the Company repurchased 13.4 million shares and 7.0 million shares of Radian Group common stock, respectively, under programs authorized by Radian Group’s board of directors, at a total cost of $430 million and $224 million, respectively, including commissions. See Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on our share repurchase programs.

Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Throughout 2025 and 2024, our quarterly dividend was $0.255 and 0.245 per share, respectively. Based on our outstanding shares of common stock and our current dividend level, which our board of directors may change at any time, we would require approximately $138 million in the aggregate to pay dividends for the next 12 months, plus an incremental amount for dividend equivalents that will fluctuate based on final shares vested under our performance-based RSU programs. So long as no default or event of default exists under our revolving credit facility or the Parent Guarantees, Radian Group is not subject to any legal or contractual limitations on its ability to pay dividends except those generally applicable to corporations that are incorporated in Delaware. Delaware corporation law provides that dividends are only payable out of a corporation’s capital surplus or (subject to certain limitations) recent net profits. As of December 31, 2025, our capital surplus was $4.6 billion, representing our dividend limitation under Delaware law. The declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends remains subject to the board of directors’ discretion and determination.

Corporate Expenses and Interest Expense. Radian Group has expense-sharing arrangements in place with its U.S. principal operating subsidiaries that require those subsidiaries to pay their allocated share of certain holding-company-level expenses, including interest payments on Radian Group’s outstanding debt obligations. Corporate expenses and interest expense on Radian Group’s debt obligations allocated under these arrangements during 2025 of $165 million and $65 million, respectively, were substantially all reimbursed by its subsidiaries. We expect these expense-sharing arrangements to remain in effect for 2026 and beyond. The expense-sharing arrangements, as amended, between Radian Group and its mortgage insurance subsidiaries have been approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, but such approval may be modified or revoked at any time.

Taxes. Pursuant to our tax-sharing agreements, our operating subsidiaries pay Radian Group an amount equal to any federal income tax the subsidiary would have paid on a standalone basis if they were not part of our consolidated tax return. As a result, from time to time, under the provisions of our tax-sharing agreements, Radian Group may pay to or receive from its operating subsidiaries amounts that differ from Radian Group’s consolidated federal tax payment obligation. During 2025, Radian Group received $22 million of tax-sharing agreement payments from its subsidiaries.

Capitalization—Holding Company

The following table presents our holding company capital structure.

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(1)
Calculated as carrying value of senior notes, which were issued and are owed by our holding company, divided by carrying value of senior notes and stockholders’ equity. This holding company ratio does not include the effects of amounts owed by our subsidiaries related to other borrowings.

Stockholders’ equity increased by $158 million from December 31, 2024, to December 31, 2025. The net increase in stockholders’ equity for 2025 resulted primarily from: (i) our net income of $583 million and (ii) net unrealized gains on investment securities of $128 million as a result of decreases in market interest rates during the period. These factors were partially offset by: (i) share repurchases of $430 million, excluding related excise taxes due and (ii) dividend and dividend equivalents of $146 million.

The increase in book value per share from $31.33 at December 31, 2024, to $35.29 at December 31, 2025, was primarily due to: (i) an increase of $3.95 per share attributable to our net income for 2025 and (ii) an increase of $0.87 per share due to net unrealized gains in our available for sale securities, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income during the year. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.99 per share attributable to dividends and dividend equivalents.

We regularly evaluate opportunities, based on market conditions, to finance our operations by accessing the capital markets or entering into other types of financing arrangements with institutional and other lenders. We also regularly consider various measures to improve our capital and liquidity positions, as well as to strengthen our balance sheet, improve Radian Group’s debt maturity profile and maintain adequate liquidity for our operations. Among other things, these measures may include borrowing agreements or arrangements, such as securities or other master repurchase agreements and revolving credit facilities. In the past, we have repurchased or exchanged, prior to maturity, some of our outstanding debt, and in the future, we may from time to time seek to redeem, repurchase or exchange for other securities, or otherwise restructure or refinance some or all of our outstanding debt prior to maturity in the open market through other public or private transactions, including pursuant to one or more tender offers or through any combination of the foregoing, as circumstances may allow. The timing or amount of any potential transactions will depend on a number of factors, including market opportunities and our views regarding our capital and liquidity positions and potential future needs. There can be no assurance that any such transactions will be completed on favorable terms, or at all.

Mortgage Insurance

Historically, one of the primary demands for liquidity in our Mortgage Insurance business is the payment of claims, net of reinsurance, including from commutations and settlements. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information on our mortgage insurance reserve for losses and LAE, which represents our best estimate for the costs of settling future claims on currently defaulted mortgage loans.

Other principal demands for liquidity in our Mortgage Insurance business are expected to include: (i) expenses (including those allocated from Radian Group); (ii) repayments of FHLB advances; (iii) distributions from Radian Guaranty to Radian Group, including returns of capital and recurring ordinary dividends; and (iv) taxes, including potential payments to Radian Group pursuant to our tax sharing agreement.

The principal sources of liquidity in our Mortgage Insurance business currently include insurance premiums, net investment income and cash flows from: (i) investment sales and maturities and (ii) FHLB advances. We believe that the operating cash flows generated by Radian Guaranty, as well as our other immaterial mortgage insurance subsidiaries, will provide them with the funds necessary to satisfy their respective needs for the foreseeable future. Future sources of liquidity also are expected to include interest payments from Radian Group on the $600 million Intercompany Note and may also include, if necessary, capital contributions from Radian Group.

As of December 31, 2025, Radian Guaranty maintained claims paying resources of $6.1 billion on a statutory basis, which consist of contingency reserves, statutory policyholders’ surplus, premiums received but not yet earned and loss reserves. In addition, our reinsurance programs are designed to provide additional claims-paying resources during times of economic stress and elevated losses. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Radian Guaranty’s Risk-to-capital as of December 31, 2025, was 10.3 to 1. Radian Guaranty is not expected to need additional capital to satisfy state insurance regulatory requirements in their current form. At December 31, 2025, Radian Guaranty had statutory policyholders’ surplus of $646 million. This balance includes a $1.1 billion benefit from U.S. Mortgage Guaranty Tax and Loss Bonds issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which mortgage guaranty insurers such as Radian Guaranty may purchase in order to be eligible for a tax deduction, subject to certain limitations, related to amounts required to be set aside in statutory contingency reserves. See Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and

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“Radian Guaranty may fail to maintain its eligibility status with the GSEs, and the additional capital required to support Radian Guaranty’s eligibility could reduce our available liquidity” under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for more information.

Radian Guaranty currently is an approved mortgage insurer under the PMIERs. Private mortgage insurers, including Radian Guaranty, are required to comply with the PMIERs to remain approved insurers of loans purchased by the GSEs. At December 31, 2025, Radian Guaranty’s Available Assets under the PMIERs financial requirements totaled $5.4 billion, resulting in a PMIERs Cushion of $1.6 billion, or 41%, over its Minimum Required Assets. Those amounts compare to Available Assets and a PMIERs Cushion of $6.0 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2024. See “The use of the Intercompany Note to fund a portion of the Inigo acquisition reduced our liquidity and Radian Guaranty’s PMIERs Cushion, and subjects us to certain conditions and compliance obligations associated with the Intercompany Note which could adversely affect us and our financial condition” under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Despite holding assets above the minimum statutory capital thresholds and PMIERs financial requirements, the ability of Radian’s mortgage insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends on their common stock is restricted by certain provisions of the insurance laws of Pennsylvania, their state of domicile. Under Pennsylvania’s insurance laws, ordinary dividends and other distributions may only be paid out of an insurer’s positive unassigned surplus unless the Pennsylvania Insurance Department approves the payment of dividends or other distributions from another source.

Radian Guaranty received approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to make a return of capital distribution to Radian Group of $200 million during the first three months of 2025 from its paid in surplus. Additionally, Radian Guaranty paid $595 million in ordinary dividends to Radian Group in 2025, and we expect Radian Guaranty to maintain the ability to pay dividends in 2026 and for the foreseeable future.

As noted above, Radian Group paid a portion of the cash consideration for the Inigo acquisition with proceeds from the Intercompany Note that was approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Radian Guaranty is required to comply with certain conditions while the Intercompany Note is outstanding, including, most notably, obtaining prior approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for all dividends paid by Radian Guaranty for a period of three years (which we may request to be reduced or the Pennsylvania Insurance Department may, in certain circumstances, extend for up to five years) and maintaining a minimum policyholders’ surplus of $500 million, among other conditions.

Radian Guaranty is a member of the FHLB. As a member, it may borrow from the FHLB subject to certain conditions, which include requirements to post collateral and to maintain a minimum investment in FHLB stock. Advances from the FHLB may be used to provide low-cost, supplemental liquidity for various purposes, including to fund incremental investments. Radian’s current strategy includes using FHLB advances as financing for general cash management and liquidity purposes. As of December 31, 2025, there were $41 million of FHLB advances outstanding. See Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Specialty Insurance

The principal demands for liquidity in our Specialty Insurance business are the obligations arising from its insurance contracts and financial liabilities. Due to the potential timing difference between payment of gross claims and receipt of reinsurance collection, gross claims are considered a principal demand within liquidity planning. The occurrence of large claims may force us to liquidate securities at a time that may cause us to realize capital losses.

The principal sources of liquidity in our Specialty Insurance business currently include insurance and reinsurance premiums, net investment income and cash flows from investment sales and maturities.

As of December 31, 2025, Inigo participates in the Lloyd’s market and is subject to capital requirements. For more information, see “The amount of capital that we must hold to maintain our various capital requirements can vary significantly from time to time and the capital needed to maintain those requirements may not be available or may only be available on unfavorable terms” under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Ratings

Ratings independently assigned by third-party statistical rating organizations often are considered in assessing our credit strength and the financial strength of our primary insurance subsidiaries. Radian Group and Radian Guaranty are currently assigned the financial strength ratings set forth in the chart below, which are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change. See “Potential downgrades by rating agencies to the current financial strength ratings assigned to Radian

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Guaranty and/or the credit ratings assigned to Radian Group could adversely affect the Company” under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

(1)
Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) each currently rate the outlook for both Radian Group and Radian Guaranty as Stable.

(2)
Senior debt ratings.

Critical Accounting Estimates

SEC guidance defines Critical Accounting Estimates as those estimates made in accordance with GAAP that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the registrant. These items require the application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often because of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. In preparing our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management has made estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

In preparing these financial statements, management has utilized available information, including our past history, industry standards and the current and projected economic and housing environments, among other factors, in forming its estimates, assumptions and judgments, giving due consideration to materiality. Because the use of estimates is inherent in GAAP, actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, other companies may utilize different estimates, which may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A summary of the accounting estimates that management believes are of critical importance to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements is set forth below. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding our significant accounting policies.

Financial Instruments

Fair Value

Our estimated fair value measurements are intended to reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability based on the best information available. Assumptions include the risks inherent in a particular valuation technique (such as a pricing model) and the risks inherent in the inputs to the model. Changes in economic conditions and capital market conditions, including but not limited to, benchmark interest rate changes, credit spread changes, market volatility and changes in the value of underlying collateral, could cause actual results to differ materially from our estimated fair value measurements.

Nearly all of our financial instruments recorded at fair value relate to our investment portfolio which, including securities loaned to third-party borrowers under securities lending agreements, totaled $6.1 billion as of December 31, 2025. The primary risks in our investment portfolio are interest-rate risk and credit-spread risk, namely the fair value sensitivity of our fixed income securities to changes in interest rates and credit spreads, respectively. We regularly analyze our exposure to interest-rate risk and credit-spread risk and have determined that the fair value of our investments is materially exposed to changes in both interest rates and credit spreads. For additional information regarding the sensitivity of our investment portfolio to these inputs, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

See also Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information pertaining to financial instruments at fair value and our valuation methodologies.

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Credit Losses and Other Impairments

We perform an evaluation of fixed-maturity securities available for sale each quarter to assess whether any decline in their fair value below cost is deemed to be a credit impairment recognized in earnings. Factors considered in our assessment for impairment include the extent to which the amortized cost basis is greater than fair value and the reasons for the decline in value. As of December 31, 2025, our gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities were $317 million, which can fluctuate materially over time based on changes in market conditions. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding impairments related to investments.

Mortgage Insurance Portfolio

Reserve for Losses and LAE

We establish reserves to provide for losses and LAE, which include the estimated costs of settling claims in our mortgage insurance portfolio, in accordance with the accounting standard regarding accounting and reporting by insurance enterprises. In our Mortgage Insurance business, the default and claim cycle begins with the receipt of a default notice from the loan servicer that a borrower has missed two consecutive monthly mortgage payments. We maintain an extensive database of default and claim payment history, and use models based on a variety of loan characteristics to determine the likelihood that a default will reach claim status.

With respect to loans that are in default, considerable judgment is exercised as to the adequacy of reserve levels. We use an actuarial projection methodology referred to as a “roll rate” analysis that uses historical claim frequency information to determine the projected ultimate Default to Claim Rates based on the Stage of Default and Time in Default as well as the date that a loan goes into default. The Default to Claim Rate also includes our estimates with respect to expected Rescissions and Claim Denials, which have the effect of reducing our Default to Claim Rates. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the table detailing our Default to Claim Rate assumptions.

After estimating the Default to Claim Rate, beginning in 2024, we estimate Claim Severity by applying observed severity rates for past paid claims within cohorts based on both Time in Default and estimated borrower equity, as adjusted to account for anticipated differences and risks in future results compared to past trends, including potential declines in estimated borrower equity. These severity estimates are then applied to individual loan coverage amounts to determine reserves. Similar to the Default to Claim Rate, Claim Severity also is impacted by the length of time that loans are in default. For claims under our Primary Mortgage Insurance, the coverage percentage is applied to the claim amount, which consists of the unpaid loan principal, plus past due interest (for which our liability is contractually capped in accordance with the terms of our Master Policies) and certain expenses associated with the default, to determine our maximum liability. Therefore, Claim Severity generally increases the longer that a loan is in default.

We considered the sensitivity of first-lien loss reserve estimates at December 31, 2025, by assessing the potential changes resulting from a parallel shift in Claim Severity and Default to Claim Rate estimates for primary loans, excluding any potential benefits from reinsurance. For example, assuming all other factors remain constant, for every one percentage point change in primary Claim Severity (which we estimate to be 90% of defaulted risk exposure at December 31, 2025), we estimated that our loss reserves would change by approximately $4 million at December 31, 2025. Assuming all other factors remain constant, for every one percentage point change in our overall primary net Default to Claim Rate (which we estimate to be 23% at December 31, 2025, including our assumptions related to Loss Mitigation Activities), we estimated an approximate $16 million change in our loss reserves at December 31, 2025.

Senior management regularly reviews the modeled frequency, Claim Severity and Loss Mitigation Activity estimates, which are based on historical trends, as described above. If recent emerging or projected trends, including related to current and future macroeconomic conditions, differ significantly from the historical trends used to develop the modeled estimates, management evaluates these trends and determines how they should be considered in its reserve estimates.

Estimating our case reserve for losses involves significant reliance upon assumptions and estimates with regard to the likelihood, magnitude and timing of each potential loss. The models, assumptions and estimates we use to establish loss reserves may prove to be inaccurate, especially during an extended economic downturn or a period of market volatility and economic uncertainty. These assumptions require management to use considerable judgment in estimating the rate at which these loans will result in claims and the amount of such claims. As such, there is uncertainty around our reserve estimate.

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Premium Revenue Recognition

Premiums on mortgage insurance products are written on a recurring basis, either as monthly or annual premiums, or on a multi-year basis as a single premium. Monthly premiums written are earned as coverage is provided each month. For certain monthly policies where the billing was deferred for the first month’s coverage period, we have recorded a net premium receivable representing the present value of such deferred premiums that we estimate will be collected at a future date. Prior to January 1, 2026, the billing for deferred premiums occurred at the end of the policy. We recently implemented an operational change, effective January 1, 2026, where the billing for the first full month of coverage will occur at the start of the policy and is aligned to the first mortgage payment due on the loan. This change has no material impact to overall premiums billed or collected and simply changes the timing of the earning of any deferred premium.

We recognize changes in this receivable based on changes in the estimated amount and timing of such collections, including as a result of changes in observed trends as well as our periodic review of our servicing guide and our operations and collections practices. Key assumptions supporting our estimate of our net deferred premium receivable, which equaled $40 million and $38 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, include a collection rate and average life. During both 2025 and 2024, we made no changes to these assumptions.

Single premiums written are initially recorded as unearned premiums and earned over time based on the anticipated loss pattern and the estimated period of risk exposure, which is primarily derived from historical experience and other factors such as projected losses, premium type and projected contractual periods of risk based on original LTV. Our estimate for the single premium earnings pattern is updated periodically and subject to change given uncertainty as to the underlying loss development and duration of risk. There were no changes to our single premium earnings pattern estimate in 2025 and 2024.

Actual future experience that is different than expected loss development or policy cancellations could result in further material increases or decreases in the recognition of net premiums earned. Based on historical experience, losses are relatively low during the first two years after a loan is originated and then increase over a period of several years before declining; however, several factors can impact and change this cycle, including the economic environment, the quality of the underwriting of the loan, characteristics of the mortgage loan, the credit profile of the borrower, housing prices and unemployment rates. If the timing of losses were to shift, it could accelerate or decelerate our recognition of net premiums earned and could have a material impact on our results of operations.

Income Taxes

We are required to establish a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. At each balance sheet date, we assess our need for a valuation allowance and this assessment is based on all available evidence, both positive and negative, and requires management to exercise judgment and make assumptions regarding whether such deferred tax assets will be realized in future periods. Future realization of our deferred tax assets will ultimately depend on the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character (ordinary income or capital gains) within the applicable carryback and carryforward periods provided under the tax law. In making our assessment of the more likely than not standard, the weight assigned to the effect of both positive and negative evidence is commensurate with the extent to which such evidence can be objectively verified.

We have determined that certain non-insurance entities within Radian may continue to generate taxable losses on a separate company basis in the near term and may not be able to fully utilize certain state and local NOLs on their state and local tax returns. Therefore, with respect to deferred tax assets relating to these state and local NOLs and other state timing adjustments, we retained a valuation allowance of $52 million and $55 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Estimated factors in this assessment include, but are not limited to, forecasts of future income and actual and planned business and operational changes. An amount up to the total valuation allowance currently recorded could be recognized if our assessment of realizability changes. Our assumptions around these items and the weight assigned to them have remained consistent in recent periods. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Divestitures

Held for Sale Classification

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active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated, the sale is probable and expected to be completed within one year, and it is deemed unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. A business classified as held for sale is reflected at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, a loss is recognized. Assets and liabilities related to a business classified as held for sale are segregated in the consolidated balance sheets in the period in which the business is classified as held for sale and any prior periods presented. After a business is classified as held for sale, depreciation and amortization expense is not recognized on its assets. The net carrying value of our businesses held for sale were $110 million and $207 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our assets and liabilities held for sale.

Discontinued Operations

We report the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if the business is classified as held for sale, and represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on our financial results. In the period in which the business meets the criteria of a discontinued operation, its results are reported in income or loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for current and prior periods, and include any required adjustment of the carrying amount to its fair value less cost to sell. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our discontinued operations.