RDN vs ESNT Comparison

Radian Group Inc is engaged in mortgage and real estate services. It provides both credit-related mortgage insurance coverage and other products and services across the residential real estate and mortgage finance industries. It has one business segment Mortgage Insurance. The Mortgage Insurance segment aggregates, manages, and distributes U.S. mortgage credit risk for the benefit of mortgage lending institutions and mortgage credit investors, through private mortgage insurance on residential first-lien mortgage loans, and also offers other credit risk management solutions, including contract underwriting, to customers. It also provides other mortgage and real estate products and services through Mortgage Conduit, Title, Real Estate Services, and Real Estate Technology businesses.

Essent Group Ltd serves the housing finance industry by providing private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, risk management products, title insurance, and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors to support homeownership. It provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners.