RDN Radian Group Inc

Radian Expands Stock Repurchase Program PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of an additional two million shares as part of the company's existing stock repurchase program. Since the inception of the program in May, when Radian's Board authorized the purchase of three million shares, Radian has repurchased approximately two million shares totaling more than $92 million. Share purchases may be made from time to time in the open market depending on market conditions, share price and other factors. The program will be funded from available working capital. Radian Group Inc. is a leading credit enhancement provider to the global financial and capital markets, headquartered in Philadelphia. Radian's subsidiaries provide products and services through three business lines: financial guaranty, mortgage insurance and other financial services. Additional information may be found at http://www.radiangroupinc.com/. All statements in this press release that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management's current views and assumptions with respect to future events. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including the following: changes in general financial and political conditions, such as extended national or regional economic recessions (or expansions), changes in housing values, changes or volatility in interest rates, or other political instability; changes in investor perception of the strength of private mortgage insurers or financial guaranty providers, and risks faced by the businesses, municipalities or pools of assets covered by Radian's insurance; the loss of significant customers with whom Radian has a concentration of its insurance in force; rising delinquencies in mortgage loans insured by Radian resulting from increased consolidation of mortgage lenders and servicers; increased severity or frequency of losses associated with certain Radian products that are riskier than traditional mortgage insurance and municipal guaranty insurance policies; material changes in persistency rates of Radian's mortgage insurance policies; downgrades of the insurance financial-strength ratings assigned by the major ratings agencies to Radian's operating subsidiaries; intense competition from others and from alternative products to private mortgage insurance and financial guaranty insurance; changes in the business practices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; legislative and regulatory changes affecting demand for private mortgage insurance and financial guaranty insurance; changes in claims against mortgage insurance products resulting from the aging of Radian's mortgage insurance policies; changes in Radian's ability to maintain sufficient reinsurance capacity in an increasingly concentrated reinsurance market; vulnerability to the performance of Radian's strategic investments; and the loss of executive officers or other key personnel. Investors are also directed to other risks discussed in documents filed by Radian with the SEC, including the factors detailed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 in the section immediately preceding Part I of the report. Radian does not intend to and disclaims any duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect new information, future events or for any other reason. DATASOURCE: Radian Group Inc. CONTACT: For investors - Mona Zeehandelaar, +1-215-231-1674 or ; or For the media - Emily Riley, +1-215-231-1328 or , both of Radian Group Web site: http://www.radiangroupinc.com/

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