EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-86626 of Radian Group Inc. of our reports dated March 15,
2002, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Radian Group Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001, and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
the Registration Statement.




/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


July 1, 2002