MGIC Investment Corporation Releases Monthly Operating Statistics

January 2018

January 2017

Change

Insurance in Force (billions)

$196.0

$182.8

7.2%

       Flow Only

$188.1

$173.6

8.4%

Beginning Primary Delinquent Inventory (# of loans)

46,556

50,282

(7.4%)

Plus: New Delinquency Notices ? Non-Hurricane Impacted Areas (1)

4,936

4,893

0.9%

Plus: New Delinquency Notices - Hurricane Impacted Areas (1)

849

599

41.7%

Less: Cures

5,224

4,959

5.3%

Less: Paids (including those charged to a deductible or captive reinsurer)

590

866

(31.9%)

Less: Rescissions and Denials

24

45

(46.7%)

Less: Items removed from inventory resulting from Settlement Agreements (2)

214

-

Ending Primary Delinquent Inventory (# of loans)

46,289

49,904

(7.2%)

(1)

Hurricane impacted areas are locations that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared Individual Assistance Disaster Areas as a result of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. There were 11,881 and 7,013 loans in our Ending Primary Delinquent Inventory as January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, that were located in these areas. Based on our analysis and past experience, we do not expect the increased level of notices received in those areas to result in a material increase in our incurred losses or paid claims. The Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require us to maintain significantly more "Minimum Required Assets" for delinquent loans than for performing loans. We expect the increase in delinquency notices to result in a temporary increase in "Minimum Required Assets" and a decrease in the level of our excess "Available Assets" under the PMIERs. Due to the suspension of certain foreclosures by the GSEs, our receipt of claims associated with foreclosed mortgages in the hurricane-affected areas may be delayed. The following factors could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations in the forward looking statements in this press release:

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Third party reports that indicate the extent of flooding in the hurricane-affected areas may be understated.

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Home values in hurricane-affected areas may decrease at the time claims are filed from their current levels thereby adversely affecting our ability to mitigate loss.

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Hurricane-affected areas may experience deteriorating economic conditions resulting in more borrowers defaulting on their loans in the future (or failing to cure existing defaults) than we currently expect.

If an insured contests our claim denial or curtailment, there can be no assurance we will prevail. We describe how claims under our policy are affected by damage to the borrower's home in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 14, 2017.

(2)

Includes loans whose insurance was terminated by agreement to settle coverage on certain non-performing loans. The agreement was effective in the first quarter of 2018 and did not have a material financial impact in either quarter.