MGIC Releases Monthly Operating Statistics and Schedules 4th Quarter Earnings Call

Feb 8, 2013

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) today issued an Operational Summary of its insurance subsidiaries for the month of January 2013 for their primary mortgage insurance. The summary is also available on the company's website at http://mtg.mgic.com, under Investor Information, Press Releases.

The information concerning new notices and cures is compiled from reports received from loan servicers. The level of new notice and cure activity reported in a particular month can be influenced by, among other things, the date on which a servicer generates its report, the number of business days in a month, and by transfers of servicing between loan servicers.

		January 2013
Primary New Insurance Written ($Billions)		$2.2

Beginning Primary Delinquent Inventory (# of loans)		139,845
Plus: New Notices		11,098
Less: Cures (1)		9,627
Less: Paids (including those charged to a deductible or captive)		3,248
Less: Rescissions and Denials (2)		221
Ending Primary Delinquent Inventory (# of loans)		137,847


(1)	993 loans were cured during January as a result of the aggregate loss limits on certain policies being reached. These policies are not related to the recently disclosed Freddie Mac Settlement.
(2)	Refer to our Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2012, for information about our suspension of certain rescissions and the number of rescissions suspended as of September 30, 2012.

Additionally MTG announced plans to release its 4^th quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, February 28, 2013. A conference call/webcast has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to allow securities analysts and shareholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012.

To attend the webcast, go to http://mtg.mgic.com, click on the "Investor Information" button. The call will be broadcast live over the internet, and replays will be available on the web following the call.

Individuals interested in joining over the phone please dial 1-866-847-7859 ten minutes before the conference call begins.

About MGIC

MGIC (www.mgic.com), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, is the nation's largest private mortgage insurer as measured by $164.9 billion primary insurance in force covering 1.0 million mortgages as of September 30, 2012. MGIC serves lenders throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and other locations helping families achieve homeownership sooner by making affordable low-down-payment mortgages a reality.

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SOURCE MGIC Investment Corporation

Investor Contact, Michael J. Zimmerman, +1-414-347-6596, mike_zimmerman@mgic.com; Media Contact, Katie Monfre, +1-414-347-2650, katie_monfre@mgic.com