RADIAN GROUP INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 14, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 14, 2025
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Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms for Selected References
The following list defines various abbreviations and acronyms used throughout this report, including the Business Section, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the Financial Statement Schedules.
A number of cross-references to additional information included throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K are also utilized throughout this report, to assist readers seeking additional information related to a particular subject.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2012 QSR Agreements | Collectively, the quota share reinsurance agreements entered into with a third-party reinsurance provider in the second and fourth quarters of 2012 to cede on a combined basis a portion of NIW originated between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2014 |
| 2016 Single Premium QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance agreement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers in the first quarter of 2016 and subsequently amended in the fourth quarter of 2017 to cede a portion of Single Premium NIW originated between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017 |
| 2018 Single Premium QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance agreement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers in October 2017 to cede a portion of Single Premium NIW originated between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019 |
| 2020 Single Premium QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance agreement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers in January 2020 to cede a portion of Single Premium NIW originated between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021 |
| 2022 QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance arrangement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers to cede, starting July 1, 2022, a portion of NIW, which includes both Recurring Premium Policies and Single Premium Policies, originated between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023 |
| 2023 QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance arrangement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers to cede, starting July 1, 2023, a portion of NIW, which includes both Recurring Premium Policies and Single Premium Policies, originated between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024 |
| 2023 XOL Agreement | Excess-of-loss reinsurance arrangement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers to provide reinsurance on a portion of NIW, which includes both Recurring Premium Policies and Single Premium Policies, originated between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 |
| 2024 QSR Agreement | Quota share reinsurance arrangement entered into with a panel of third-party reinsurance providers to cede, starting July 1, 2024, a portion of NIW, which includes both Recurring Premium Policies and Single Premium Policies, originated between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025 |
| ABS | Asset-backed securities |
| All Other | Radian’s non-reportable operating segments and other business activities, which include: (i) income (losses) from assets held by Radian Group; (ii) related general corporate operating expenses not attributable or allocated to our reportable segment; and (iii) the operating results from certain other immaterial activities and operating segments, including our Mortgage Conduit, Title, Real Estate Services and Real Estate Technology businesses |
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update, issued by the FASB to communicate changes to GAAP |
| Available Assets | As defined in the PMIERs, assets primarily including the most liquid assets of a mortgage insurer, and reduced by, among other items, premiums received but not yet earned and reinsurance funds withheld |
| BMO Master Repurchase Agreement | Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, dated September 28, 2022, and as amended to date, between Bank of Montreal, a Canadian Chartered bank acting through its Chicago Branch, and Radian Mortgage Capital LLC to finance Radian Mortgage Capital’s acquisition of mortgage loans and related mortgage loan assets |
| CARES Act | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act signed into law on March 27, 2020 |
| CFPB | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Claim Curtailment | Our legal right, under certain conditions, to reduce the amount of a claim, including due to servicer negligence |
| Claim Denial | Our legal right, under certain conditions, to deny a claim |
| Claim Severity | The total claim amount paid divided by the original coverage amount |
| CLO | Collateralized loan obligations |
| CMBS | Commercial mortgage-backed securities |
| COVID-19 Amendment | Amendment to the PMIERs effective June 30, 2020, primarily to recognize the COVID-19 pandemic as a nationwide “FEMA Declared Major Disaster” and to set forth guidelines on the application of the Disaster Related Capital Charge to COVID-19 Defaulted Loans |
| COVID-19 Defaulted Loans | All non-performing loans that either: (i) have an Initial Missed Payment occurring during the COVID-19 Crisis Period (which began on March 1, 2020, and expired as of March 31, 2021) or (ii) are subject to a forbearance plan granted in response to a financial hardship related to COVID-19 (which is assumed under the COVID-19 Amendment to be the case for any loan that has an Initial Missed Payment occurring during the COVID-19 Crisis Period and is subject to a forbearance plan), the terms of which are materially consistent with the terms of forbearance plans offered by the GSEs |
| Cures | Loans that were in default as of the beginning of a period and are no longer in default primarily because payments were received such that the loan is no longer 60 or more days past due |
| Default to Claim Rate | The percentage of defaulted loans that are assumed to result in a claim submission |
| Disaster Related Capital Charge | Under the PMIERs, multiplier of 0.30 applied to the required asset amount factor for each non-performing loan: (i) backed by a property located in a FEMA Designated Area and (ii) either subject to a certain forbearance plan or with an initial default date occurring within a certain timeframe |
| Dodd-Frank Act | Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended |
| Eagle Re Issuer(s) | A group of unaffiliated special purpose insurers (VIEs) domiciled in Bermuda, comprising a series of Eagle Re entities related to reinsurance coverage issued starting in 2018 |
| Equity Plan(s) | Radian Group Inc.’s Equity Compensation Plan(s), as updated from time to time and most recently approved by our stockholders on May 12, 2021 |
| ERCF | Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework, finalized in February 2022, which establishes a new regulatory capital framework for the GSEs |
| ESPP | The Radian Group Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, which was approved by our stockholders on May 9, 2018 |
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| Fannie Mae | Federal National Mortgage Association |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| FEMA Designated Area | Generally, an area that has been subject to a disaster, designated by FEMA as an individual assistance disaster area for the purpose of determining eligibility for various forms of federal assistance |
| FHA | Federal Housing Administration |
| FHFA | Federal Housing Finance Agency |
| FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) credit scores, for Radian’s portfolio statistics, represent the borrower’s credit score at origination and, in circumstances where there are multiple borrowers, the lowest of the borrowers’ FICO scores is utilized |
| Foreclosure Stage Defaulted Loans | Loans in the stage of default in which a foreclosure sale has been scheduled or held |
| Freddie Mac | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
| GAAP | Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., as amended from time to time |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Master Repurchase Agreement | Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, effective July 15, 2022, and as amended to date, among Goldman Sachs Bank USA, a national banking institution, Radian Liberty Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Radian Mortgage Capital to finance the acquisition of mortgage loans and related mortgage loan assets |
| GSE(s) | Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) |
| homegenius Real Estate | homegenius Real Estate LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Radian Group, formerly known as Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, through which we provide real estate brokerage services and other related products and services |
| HPA | Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IBNR | Losses incurred but not reported |
| IIF | Insurance in force, equal to the aggregate unpaid principal balances of the underlying loans |
| Initial Missed Payment | The first missed monthly payment, which would be reported to us as delinquent as of the last day of the month for which it was due. (For example, for a loan first reported to the approved insurer in May as having missed its payments due on April 1 and May 1, the Initial Missed Payment is deemed to have occurred on April 30.) |
| JP Morgan Master Repurchase Agreement | Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, effective January 29, 2024, assigned by Flagstar Bank N.A. to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, to finance the acquisition of mortgage loans and related mortgage loan assets |
| LAE | Loss adjustment expenses, which include the cost of investigating and adjusting losses and paying claims |
| Loss Mitigation Activity/Activities | Activities such as Rescissions, Claim Denials, Claim Curtailments and cancellations |
| LTV | Loan-to-value ratio, calculated as the ratio of the original loan amount to the original value of the property, expressed as a percentage |
| Master Policy/Policies | Radian Guaranty’s master insurance policy form(s) setting forth the terms and conditions of our mortgage insurance coverage, which are updated periodically, including in response to requirements issued by the GSEs, and filed in each of the jurisdictions in which we conduct business |
| Master Repurchase Agreements | The Goldman Sachs Master Repurchase Agreement, the BMO Master Repurchase Agreement, and JP Morgan Master Repurchase Agreement, collectively |
| Minimum Required Asset(s) | A risk-based minimum required asset amount, as defined in the PMIERs, calculated based on net RIF (RIF, net of credits permitted for reinsurance) and a variety of measures related to expected credit performance and other factors |
| Model Act | Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act, as issued by the NAIC to establish minimum capital and surplus requirements for mortgage insurers |
| Monthly and Other Recurring Premiums (or Recurring Premium Policies) | Insurance premiums or policies, respectively, where premiums are paid on a monthly or other installment basis, in contrast to Single Premium Policies |
| Monthly Premium Policies | Insurance policies where premiums are paid on a monthly installment basis |
| Mortgage Conduit | Radian’s mortgage conduit business, operated primarily through Radian Mortgage Capital, which purchases eligible mortgage loans on the secondary market from residential mortgage lenders with the intent to either sell directly to mortgage investors or distribute into the capital markets through private label securitizations, with the option to hold servicing rights for the loans sold |
| Mortgage Insurance | Radian’s mortgage insurance business, operated primarily through Radian Guaranty, which provides credit-related insurance coverage for the benefit of mortgage lending institutions and mortgage credit investors, principally through private mortgage insurance on residential first-lien mortgage loans, and also offers other credit risk management solutions to our customers |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MPP Requirement | Certain states’ statutory or regulatory risk-based capital requirement that the mortgage insurer must maintain a minimum policyholder position, which is calculated based on both risk and surplus levels |
| NAIC | National Association of Insurance Commissioners |
| NIW | New insurance written, representing the aggregate original principal amount of the mortgages underlying the Primary Mortgage Insurance |
| NOL | Net operating loss; for tax purposes, accumulated during years a company reported more tax deductions than taxable income. NOLs may be carried back or carried forward a certain number of years, depending on various factors which can reduce a company’s tax liability. |
| NYDFS | New York State Department of Financial Services |
| Parent Guarantees | Three separate parent guaranty agreements, entered into by Radian Group in connection with its mortgage conduit business, to guaranty the obligations of certain of its subsidiaries in connection with the Master Repurchase Agreements |
| Persistency Rate | The percentage of IIF that remains in force over a period of time |
| PMIERs | Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements issued by the GSEs under oversight of the FHFA and updated by them from time to time to set forth requirements an approved insurer must meet and maintain to provide mortgage guaranty insurance on loans acquired by the GSEs |
| PMIERs Cushion | Under PMIERs, Radian Guaranty’s excess of Available Assets over Minimum Required Assets |
| Pool Mortgage Insurance | Insurance that provides a lender or investor protection against default on a group or “pool” of mortgages, rather than on an individual mortgage loan basis, generally subject to an aggregate exposure limit, or “stop loss” (usually between 1% and 10%), and/or deductible applied to the initial aggregate loan balance of the entire pool, pursuant to the terms of the applicable insurance agreement |
| Primary Mortgage Insurance | Insurance that provides a lender or investor protection against default on an individual mortgage loan basis, at a specified coverage percentage for each loan, pursuant to the terms of the applicable master policy, which are updated periodically and filed in each of the jurisdictions in which we conduct business |
| QM | Qualified mortgage; a mortgage that possesses certain low-risk characteristics that enable it to qualify for lender protection under the ability to repay rule instituted by the Dodd-Frank Act |
| QSR Program | The Single Premium QSR Program, the 2012 QSR Agreements, the 2022 QSR Agreement, the 2023 QSR Agreement and the 2024 QSR Agreement, collectively |
| Radian | Radian Group Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries |
| Radian Group | Radian Group Inc., our insurance holding company |
| Radian Guaranty | Radian Guaranty Inc., a Pennsylvania domiciled insurance subsidiary of Radian Group and our approved insurer under the PMIERs, through which we provide mortgage insurance products and services |
| Radian Liberty Funding | Radian Liberty Funding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Radian Mortgage Capital |
| Radian Mortgage Capital | Radian Mortgage Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect subsidiary of Radian Group, through which we acquire and sell residential mortgage loans |
| Radian Reinsurance | Radian Reinsurance Inc., a former Pennsylvania domiciled insurance company and subsidiary of Radian Group that was merged into Radian Guaranty in December 2022 |
| Radian Settlement Services | Radian Settlement Services Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Radian Group, through which we provide title services |
| Radian Title Insurance | Radian Title Insurance Inc., an Ohio domiciled insurance company and an indirect subsidiary of Radian Group, through which we offer title insurance and settlement services |
| RBC States | Risk-based capital states, which are those states that currently impose a statutory or regulatory risk-based capital requirement |
| Real Estate Services | Radian’s real estate services business, operated primarily through Radian Real Estate Management LLC, which provides residential real estate management, valuation and due diligence services to single family rental investors, the GSEs and mortgage lenders, servicers and investors |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Technology | Radian’s real estate technology services business, operated primarily through homegenius Real Estate LLC, which is an early-stage digital real estate business providing data, analytics and technology to institutions and consumers |
| Reinstatements | Reversals of previous Rescissions, Claim Denials and Claim Curtailments |
| REO | Real estate owned |
| Rescission | Our legal right, under certain conditions, to unilaterally rescind coverage on our mortgage insurance policies if we determine that a loan did not qualify for insurance |
| RESPA | Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, as amended |
| RIF | Risk in force; for Primary Mortgage Insurance, RIF is equal to the underlying loan unpaid principal balance multiplied by the insurance coverage percentage, whereas for Pool Mortgage Insurance, it represents the remaining exposure under the agreements |
| Risk-to-capital | Under certain state regulations, a maximum ratio of net RIF calculated relative to the level of statutory capital |
| RMBS | Residential mortgage-backed securities |
| RSU | Restricted stock unit |
| SAFE Act | Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, as amended |
| SAP | Statutory accounting principles and practices, including those required or permitted, if applicable, by the insurance departments of the respective states of domicile of our insurance subsidiaries |
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Securities Act | Securities Act of 1933, as amended |
| Senior Notes due 2024 | Our 4.500% unsecured senior notes due October 2024 ($450 million original principal amount, which were redeemed in full in September 2024) |
| Senior Notes due 2025 | Our 6.625% unsecured senior notes due March 2025 ($525 million original principal amount, which were redeemed in full in March 2024) |
| Senior Notes due 2027 | Our 4.875% unsecured senior notes due March 2027 ($450 million original principal amount) |
| Senior Notes due 2029 | Our 6.200% unsecured senior notes due May 2029 ($625 million original principal amount) |
| Single Premium NIW | NIW on Single Premium Policies |
| Single Premium Policy / Policies | Insurance policies where premiums are paid in a single payment, which 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 shortly after the loans have been originated) |
| Single Premium QSR Program | The 2016 Single Premium QSR Agreement, the 2018 Single Premium QSR Agreement and the 2020 Single Premium QSR Agreement, collectively |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| Stage of Default | The stage a loan is in relative to the foreclosure process, based on whether a foreclosure sale has been scheduled or held |
| Statutory RBC Requirement | Risk-based capital requirement imposed by the RBC States, requiring a minimum surplus level and, in certain states, a minimum ratio of statutory capital relative to the level of risk |
| Time in Default | The time period from the point a loan reaches default status (based on the month the default occurred) to the current reporting date |
| Title | Radian’s title insurance and settlement services business, operated primarily through Radian Title Insurance and Radian Settlement Services Inc., which serves as a national title insurance underwriter and agency delivering closing and settlement services for purchase, refinance, home equity and default real estate transactions to mortgage lenders and investors, real estate agents, the GSEs and consumers |
| VA | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VIE | Variable interest entity |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| XOL Program | The credit risk protection obtained by Radian Guaranty in the form of excess-of-loss reinsurance, which indemnifies the ceding company against loss in excess of a specific agreed level, up to a specified limit. The program includes reinsurance agreements with the Eagle Re Issuers in connection with various issuances of mortgage insurance-linked notes, as well as more traditional XOL reinsurance agreements with third-party reinsurers. |
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