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) February 21, 2017

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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On February 21, 2017, Teresa Bryce Bazemore, President of Radian Guaranty Inc., the mortgage insurance subsidiary of Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her intent to retire, effective April 30, 2017.  Ms. Bazemore joined the Company in October 2006 and has served in various leadership roles, including as head of the Company’s mortgage insurance business since 2008.

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.