Radian Group: Takeaways from RDN's Investor Day

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Radian Group: Takeaways from RDN's Investor Day

Equity Research

U.S. Consumer Finance

5 June 2026

Radian Group

Takeaways from RDN's Investor

Day

RDN hosted an investor day, providing updates to its MI RDN EQUAL WEIGHT

business/outlook, alongside presentations from Inigo’s U.S. Consumer Finance NEUTRAL

management team outlining the Specialty segment. Both Price Target USD 39.00

Price (04-Jun-26) USD 33.60

teams were confident in the outlook of the combined Potential Upside/Downside +16.1%

company, and expect attractive risk-adjusted returns over the Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

cycle.

Terry Ma, CFA

Key Takeaway: Management remains positive on the MI business longer term despite +1 212 526 7965

normalizing credit and higher rates (headwind to NIW). Management noted millennials are in terry.ma@barclays.com

their peak home buying age and MIs provide support amid affordability issues. Additionally, BCI, US

RDN expressed continued confidence in its underwriting quality and portfolio resilience, even in Jack Margolius

times of economic stress. The company believes RDN plus Inigo will diversify the risk of the +1 212 526 9132

overall business and result in improved risk-adjusted returns over time. jack.margolius@barclays.com

BCI, US

Mortgage Insurance Cordelia R Deng

•• Housing Market: Affordability issues remain a headwind to first time home purchases, with +1 212 526 7625

the median entry age increasing to 40. However, RDN remains confident in the LT outlook for cordeliar.deng@barclays.com

the housing market, noting millennials are now the largest adult population group in the US BCI, US

and in their peak home buying age. Additionally, affordability constraints are driving lower

down payments and increasing the need for mortgage insurance.