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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHWEIGER ANTHONY W   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1601 MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2004 (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 12/21/2004   M   2,400 A $ 20.3125 9,900 D   Common 12/21/2004   S   2,400 D $ 52.1904 7,500 D

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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

phantom stock unit

$ 0 (1)

02/10/2014

02/10/2014

common stock

2,122

2,122

D

stock option

$ 20.3125

12/21/2004

M

2,400

01/19/2000

01/19/2009

common stock

2,400

(2)

0

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (1)

04/13/1999

04/13/2009

common stock

800

800

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (1)

12/17/1999

12/17/2009

Common stock

800

800

D

Stock Option

$ 21.0313

01/18/2001

01/18/2010

common stock

2,400

2,400

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (1)

12/05/2001

12/05/2011

Common Stock

2,400

2,400

D

Stock Option

$ 27.1875

01/22/2002

01/22/2011

Common Stock

2,400

2,400

D

Stock Option

$ 35.81

11/02/2002

11/06/2011

Common Stock

2,400

2,400

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (1)

11/06/2001

11/06/2011

Common Stock

800

800

D

Stock Option

$ 35.79

01/30/2004

01/30/2013

Common Stock

2,400

2,400

D

Phantom Stock Unit

$ 0 (1)

01/30/2003

01/30/2013

Common Stock

800

800

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHWEIGER ANTHONY W 1601 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	X

Signatures

Howard S. Yaruss /s/ Howard S. Yaruss (power of attorney)		12/21/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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(1)	1 for 1
(2)	N/A

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