Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ibrahim Sanford A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RADIAN GROUP INC [RDN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
RADIAN GROUP INC., 1601 MARKET STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2011
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/08/2011   P   25,000 A $ 2.24 420,683 (1) D  
Common Stock               11,989 I 401K stock fund

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option $ 3.58             06/09/2014(3) 06/09/2018 Common Stock 269,700 (3)   269,700 (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units -Performance Award $ 0               (2) 06/09/2018 Common Stock 658,080 (4) (5)   658,080 (4) (5) D  
Stock Option $ 10.42             05/12/2013 05/12/2017 Common Stock 87,900 (8)   87,900 (8) D  
Restricted Stock Units -Performance Award $ 0               (2) 05/12/2017 Common Stock 72,800 (6) (7)   72,800 (6) (7) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 2.68             05/13/2012 05/13/2014 Common Stock 269,000   269,000 D  
Stock Option $ 2.48             08/07/2011 08/07/2015 Common Stock 253,000   253,000 D  
Stock Option $ 56.03             02/07/2007 05/05/2013 Common Stock 35,800   35,800 D  
Stock Option $ 46.39             05/05/2006 05/05/2012 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ibrahim Sanford A
RADIAN GROUP INC.
1601 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
  X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 Edward J. Hoffman /s/, Edward J. Hoffman as Power of Attorney   08/08/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Total includes 2,772 shares of common stock acquired through the ESPP on June 30, 2011 and 191,468 shares of unvested restricted stock in addition to shares owned outright.
(2) Not Applicable.
(3) Non-Qualified Stock Option: Vesting is 50% on the third anniversary of the grant and 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant, provided that Radian's common stock has closed at 25% above the exercise price of the option for 10 consecutive trading days ending at any point on or after the third anniversary of the grant.
(4) Performance Based Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"): Vesting is 100% at the end of the three year performance period, with a potential payout ranging from 0% to 200% (**subject to limitations discussed in Footnote 5 below) of the target award based on Radian's total stockholder return ("TSR") over the three year performance period relative to the median TSR of Radian's primary competitors and the companies listed on the NASDAQ Financial Index. TSR is measured generally as (i) the change in market value of common stock during the period, plus dividends, (ii) divided by the 20 day trading average preceding and including the RSU grant date. The RSUs have no voting or dividend rights and will be settled in cash.
(5) The number of RSUs reported (658,080) represents the target award. **As discussed in Footnote 4 above, at the end of the performance period, the participant may earn up to 200% of the target award, subject to a maximum award limitation of one million (1,000,000) shares that may be issued to any individual in a calendar year under the Radian Group Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Compensation Plan.
(6) Performance Based RSUs: Vesting is 100% at the end of year three, with settlement in common shares based on the achievement of total shareholder return ("TSR") performance goals as follows: 50% of the award is eligible for a payment (between 0% and 100%, up to 36,400 shares) based on the Company's relative TSR compared to its peers; and 50% of the award is eligible for a payment (between 0% and 150%, up to 54,600 shares) based on the Company's relative TSR compared to the TSR's of companies included in the S&P 400 index. Upon the occurrence of certain corporate events involving one or more companies included in the Company's peer group, the performance goals for the entire award (between 0% and 150%, up to 109,200 shares) would then be based on the Company's relative TSR compared to the TSR's of companies included in the S&P 400 index.
(7) The number of RSUs reported (72,800) represents the target award. As discussed in Footnote 6 above, the number of shares that may be issued upon vesting ranges from 0 shares to 91,000 shares (109,200 shares in the event TSR performance is measured solely against the companies included in the S&P 400 index).
(8) Non-Qualified Stock Option: Vesting is 50% at the end of year 3 and 50% at the end of year 4.

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