UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 10, 2012

Radian Group Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(215) 231 - 1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions  (see  General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 10, 2012, Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing, among other things, data regarding new mortgage insurance written and delinquencies for its mortgage insurance business as of March 31, 2012.  A copy of this news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information included in, or furnished with, this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1*               Radian Group Inc. News Release dated April 10, 2012.

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*  Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

*   Furnished herewith.