UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 15, 2016

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Radian Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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(215) 231 - 1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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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):

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01.          Other Events.

On January 15, 2016, Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to purchase up to $100 million of its common stock through the end of 2016.

A copy of this news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.   

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

              99.1                Radian Group Inc. News Release dated January 15, 2016.

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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.

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