Radian Group Inc. is a credit enhancement company which supports homebuyers, mortgage lenders, loan servicers and investors with a suite of private mortgage insurance and related risk-management products and services. The company has two business segments - Mortgage Insurance and Mortgage and Real Estate Services. Mortgage Insurance - This segment provides credit-related insurance coverage, principally through private mortgage insurance and risk management services, to mortgage lending institutions. The company conducts mortgage insurance business primarily through Radian Guaranty, its principal mortgage insurance subsidiary. Mortgage insurance is of immense importance in the U.S. housing finance system as it offers home ownership at affordable rates and pacify risks related to residential mortgage loans. Radian introduced homegenius that replaced its former Real Estate segment. Renaming the segment was in line with aligning with updates to branding strategy for the segment's products and services.