MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MGIC
Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) today reported operating and
financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. Net income for the quarter
ended December 31, 2016 was
$107.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. Net income for the
quarter ended December 31, 2015 was
$102.4 million, or $0.24 per diluted share. Net income for the
full year of 2016 was $342.5 million
or $0.86 per diluted share. Net
income for the full year 2015 was $1,172.0
million, or $2.60 per diluted
share. Net income for the full year of 2015 included $847.8 million associated with the change in the
Company's deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
Net operating income for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 was $107.5 million or $0.28 per diluted share. Net operating income for
the quarter ended December 31, 2015
was $76.6 million or $0.19 per diluted share. 2016 net operating
income was $395.6 million or
$0.99 per diluted share. 2015 net
operating income was $306.1 million,
or $0.75 per diluted share. We
present the non-GAAP financial measure "net operating income" to
increase the comparability between periods of our financial
results. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
Patrick Sinks, CEO of MTG and its
primary subsidiary Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation ("MGIC")
said, "I am pleased to report that in 2016 we achieved strong
financial results and continued to position our company for further
success. Specifically, our insurance in force continued to grow as
we added $48 billion of high quality
new insurance, the newer books of business continue to generate low
levels of new delinquent notices, the legacy books continue to
runoff, and we maintained our traditionally low expense
ratio." Sinks continued, "In 2016 PMIERS went into effect and
we officially complied with a comfortable margin, returned to
investment grade, and resumed paying dividends to our holding
company. At the holding company we took actions that eliminated 66
million potentially dilutive shares and improved our capital
profile."
Sinks added, "We expect to write slightly less new insurance in
2017 compared to 2016 reflecting the current market conditions and
a smaller origination market, however, when combined with an
improvement in annual persistency we expect that our insurance in
force portfolio will continue to grow. We will continue to focus on
maintaining our industry leading expense ratio and further
improving our capital structure for the betterment of shareholders.
Further we anticipate that the number of new mortgage delinquency
notices, claims paid and delinquency inventory will continue to
decline and we are well positioned to provide credit enhancement
and low down payment solutions to lenders, GSEs and borrowers, now,
and in the future."
Notable items for the quarter include:
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|
Q4 2016
|
|
Q4 2015
|
|
Change
|
New Insurance Written
(billions)
|
|
$
|
12.8
|
|
|
$
|
9.8
|
|
|
30.6
|
%
|
Insurance in force
(billions) (1)
|
|
$
|
182.0
|
|
|
$
|
174.5
|
|
|
4.3
|
%
|
Primary Delinquent
Inventory (# loans) (1)
|
|
50,282
|
|
|
62,633
|
|
|
(19.7)
|
%
|
Annual Persistency
(1)
|
|
76.9
|
%
|
|
79.7
|
%
|
|
|
Consolidated
Risk-to-capital ratio
|
|
12:0:1
|
|
(2)
|
13:6:1
|
|
(1)
|
|
GAAP Loss
Ratio
|
|
20.3
|
%
|
|
42.0
|
%
|
|
|
GAAP Underwriting
Expense Ratio (3)
|
|
15.8
|
%
|
|
13.9
|
%
|
|
|
Provision for income
taxes (millions)
|
|
$
|
54.6
|
|
|
$
|
6.6
|
|
|
|
Book value per share
(4)
|
|
$
|
7.48
|
|
|
$
|
6.58
|
|
|
13.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1) As of December
31, 2) preliminary as of December 31, 2016, 3) insurance
operations, 4) based on shares outstanding
|
Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $266.5 million, compared with $258.4 million in the fourth quarter last year.
Net premiums written for the quarter were $243.5 million, compared with $241.1 million for the same period last
year. Net premiums written for the full year 2016 were $975.1 million, compared with $1,020.3 million for the full year 2015.
New insurance written in the fourth quarter was $12.8 billion, compared to $9.8 billion in the fourth quarter 2015. New
insurance written for the full year 2016 was $47.9 billion compared to $43.0 billion for the full year
2015. Persistency, or the percentage of insurance remaining in
force from one year prior, was 76.9 percent at December 31, 2016, compared with 79.7 percent at
December 31, 2015, and 82.8 percent
at December 31, 2014.
As of December 31, 2016, MGIC's
primary insurance in force was $182.0
billion, compared with $174.5
billion at December 31, 2015, and $164.9 billion at December
31, 2014. The fair value of MGIC Investment Corporation's
investment portfolio, cash and cash equivalents was $4.8 billion at December
31, 2016, compared with $4.8 billion at December 31, 2015, and $4.8 billion at December
31, 2014.
At December 31, 2016, the
percentage of loans that were delinquent, excluding bulk loans, was
4.05 percent, compared with 5.11 percent at December 31, 2015, and 6.65 percent at
December 31, 2014. Including bulk
loans, the percentage of loans that were delinquent at December 31, 2016 was 5.04 percent, compared to
6.31 percent at December 31, 2015,
and 8.25 percent at December 31,
2014.
Losses incurred in the fourth quarter were $47.7 million, compared to $95.1 million in the fourth quarter of
2015. During the fourth quarter of 2016 there was a
$43.0 million reduction in losses
incurred due to positive development on our prior period primary
loss reserves compared to $15.0
million in the fourth quarter of 2015. In addition to the
positive development, losses incurred in the quarter reflect a
lower level of new delinquent notices received and a lower claim
rate when compared to the same quarter last year. For the
full year 2016, losses incurred were $240.2
million compared to $343.5
million in 2015. The decrease in losses incurred is
primarily a result of fewer new delinquency notices received, a
lower claim rate on new notices, and favorable reserve development
on our prior period primary loss reserves. Net underwriting
and other expenses were $40.6 million
in the fourth quarter, compared to $37.0
million reported for the same period last year. For the
full year 2016 net underwriting and other expenses were
$160.4 million compared to
$164.4 million in 2015.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
MGIC Investment Corporation will hold a conference call today,
January 19, 2017, at 10 a.m. ET to allow securities analysts and
shareholders the opportunity to hear management discuss the
company's quarterly results. The conference call number is
1-844-656-4450 ten minutes before the conference call begins the
conference ID number 49691161. The call is being webcast and can be
accessed at the company's website at http://mtg.mgic.com/. A
replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website
through February 19, 2017 under
"Newsroom".
About MGIC
MGIC (www.mgic.com), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment
Corporation, 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. At December 31, 2016, MGIC had $182.0 billion of primary insurance in force
covering approximately one million mortgages.
This press release, which includes certain additional
statistical and other information, including non-GAAP financial
information and a supplement that contains various portfolio
statistics are both available on the Company's website at
https://mtg.mgic.com/ under "Newsroom."
From time to time MGIC Investment Corporation releases important
information via postings on its corporate website without making
any other disclosure and intends to continue to do so in the
future. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to
enroll to receive automatic email alerts and Really Simple
Syndication (RSS) feeds regarding new postings. Enrollment
information can be found at https://mtg.mgic.com under
"Newsroom."
Safe Harbor Statement
Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors:
Our actual results could be affected by the risk factors below.
These risk factors should be reviewed in connection with this press
release and our periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"). These risk factors may also cause actual
results to differ materially from the results contemplated by
forward looking statements that we may make. Forward looking
statements consist of statements which relate to matters other than
historical fact, including matters that inherently refer to future
events. Among others, statements that include words such as
"believe," "anticipate," "will" or "expect," or words of similar
import, are forward looking statements. We are not undertaking any
obligation to update any forward looking statements or other
statements we may make even though these statements may be affected
by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking
statements or other statements were made. No investor should rely
on the fact that such statements are current at any time other than
the time at which this press release was issued.
In addition, the current period financial results included in
this press release may be affected by additional information that
arises prior to the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We believe that use of the Non-GAAP measures of pretax operating
income (loss), net operating income (loss) and net operating income
(loss) per diluted share facilitate the evaluation of the company's
fundamental financial performance and provide relevant and
meaningful information to investors about the ongoing operating
results of the company. On a consolidated basis, these measures are
not recognized in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of
America (GAAP) and should not be viewed as alternatives to
GAAP measures of performance. The measures described below have
been established to increase transparency for the purpose of
evaluating the fundamental operating trends and enabling more
meaningful comparisons with our competitors.
Pretax operating income (loss) is defined as GAAP income
(loss) before tax excluding the effects of net realized investment
gains (losses), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net impairment
losses recognized in income (loss) and infrequent or unusual
non-operating items.
Net operating income (loss) is defined as GAAP net income
(loss) excluding the after-tax effects of net realized investment
gains (losses), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net impairment
losses recognized in income (loss), infrequent or unusual
non-operating items, and the effects of changes in our deferred tax
valuation allowance. The amounts of adjustments to net income
(loss) are tax effected using a federal statutory tax rate of
35%.
Net operating income (loss) per diluted share is
calculated by dividing (i) net operating income (loss)
adjusted for interest expense on convertible debt, share dilution
from convertible debt, and the impact of stock-based compensation
arrangements consistent with the accounting standard regarding
earnings per share, whenever the impact is dilutive by (ii) diluted
weighted average common shares outstanding.
Although pretax operating income (loss) and net operating income
(loss) exclude certain items that have occurred in the past and are
expected to occur in the future, the excluded items represent those
that are: (1) not viewed as part of the operating performance of
our primary activities; or (2) impacted by both discretionary and
other economic factors and are not necessarily indicative of
operating trends. These adjustments, along with the reasons for
their treatment, are described below. Other companies may calculate
these measures differently, and, therefore, their measures may not
be comparable to those used by us.
(1)
|
Net realized
investment gains (losses). The recognition of net realized
investment gains or losses can vary significantly across periods as
the timing of individual securities sales is highly discretionary
and is influenced by such factors as market opportunities, our tax
and capital profile, and overall market cycles.
|
|
|
|
Trends in the
profitability of our fundamental operating activities can be more
clearly identified without the fluctuations of these realized
investment gains and losses. We do not view them to be indicative
of our fundamental operating activities. Therefore, these items are
excluded from our calculation of net operating income
(loss).
|
|
|
(2)
|
Gains and losses
on debt extinguishment. Gains and losses on debt extinguishment
result from discretionary activities that are undertaken to take
advantage of market opportunities to strengthen our financial
position; therefore, these activities are not viewed as part of our
fundamental operating activities and their results are excluded
from our calculation of net operating income (loss).
|
|
|
(3)
|
Net impairment
losses recognized in earnings. The recognition of net
impairment losses on investments can vary significantly in both
size and timing, depending on market credit cycles, individual
issuer performance, and general economic conditions. We do not view
these impairment losses to be indicative of fundamental operating
activities and we exclude them from our calculation of net
operating income (loss).
|
|
|
(4)
|
Deferred tax asset
valuation allowance. The recognition, or reversal, of a
valuation allowance against deferred tax assets is subject to
significant management judgment and such recognition or reversal
may significantly impact the discrete accounting period in which it
is recorded; however recognition or reversal of a valuation
allowance does not impact our operational activities. Therefore, we
do not view the recognition, or reversal, of a valuation allowance
against deferred tax assets to be indicative of fundamental
operating activities and their effects are excluded from our
calculation of net operating income (loss).
|
MGIC INVESTMENT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
(In thousands,
except per share data)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums
written
|
|
$
|
243,471
|
|
|
$
|
241,061
|
|
|
$
|
975,091
|
|
|
$
|
1,020,277
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums
earned
|
|
$
|
235,053
|
|
|
$
|
226,192
|
|
|
$
|
925,226
|
|
|
$
|
896,222
|
|
Net investment
income
|
|
28,094
|
|
|
27,926
|
|
|
110,666
|
|
|
103,741
|
|
Net realized
investment (losses) gains
|
|
(52)
|
|
|
1,228
|
|
|
8,932
|
|
|
28,361
|
|
Other
revenue
|
|
3,425
|
|
|
3,087
|
|
|
17,659
|
|
|
12,964
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
266,520
|
|
|
258,433
|
|
|
1,062,483
|
|
|
1,041,288
|
|
Losses and
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Losses incurred,
net
|
|
47,658
|
|
|
95,066
|
|
|
240,157
|
|
|
343,547
|
|
Change in premium
deficiency reserve
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(23,751)
|
|
Underwriting and
other expenses, net
|
|
40,633
|
|
|
37,023
|
|
|
160,409
|
|
|
164,366
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
16,191
|
|
|
16,835
|
|
|
56,672
|
|
|
68,932
|
|
Loss on debt
extinguishment
|
|
—
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
90,531
|
|
|
507
|
|
Total losses and
expenses
|
|
104,482
|
|
|
149,431
|
|
|
547,769
|
|
|
553,601
|
|
Income before
tax
|
|
162,038
|
|
|
109,002
|
|
|
514,714
|
|
|
487,687
|
|
Provision for
(benefit from) income taxes
|
|
54,551
|
|
|
6,584
|
|
|
172,197
|
|
|
(684,313)
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
107,487
|
|
|
$
|
102,418
|
|
|
$
|
342,517
|
|
|
$
|
1,172,000
|
|
Diluted income per
share
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.86
|
|
|
$
|
2.60
|
|
MGIC INVESTMENT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
EARNINGS PER SHARE
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
(In thousands,
except per share data)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
107,487
|
|
|
$
|
102,418
|
|
|
$
|
342,517
|
|
|
$
|
1,172,000
|
|
Interest expense, net
of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2020
|
|
823
|
|
|
1,982
|
|
|
6,111
|
|
|
7,928
|
|
5% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2017
|
|
1,282
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
6,362
|
|
|
12,228
|
|
9% Convertible
Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2063
|
|
3,757
|
|
|
5,696
|
|
|
15,893
|
|
|
22,786
|
|
Diluted income
available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
113,349
|
|
|
$
|
113,174
|
|
|
$
|
370,883
|
|
|
$
|
1,214,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
shares - basic
|
|
341,361
|
|
|
339,697
|
|
|
342,890
|
|
|
339,552
|
|
Effect of dilutive
securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested
restricted stock units
|
|
1,596
|
|
|
2,071
|
|
|
1,470
|
|
|
2,113
|
|
2% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2020
|
|
29,859
|
|
|
71,917
|
|
|
54,450
|
|
|
71,917
|
|
5% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2017
|
|
10,791
|
|
|
25,388
|
|
|
13,107
|
|
|
25,603
|
|
9% Convertible
Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2063
|
|
19,028
|
|
|
28,854
|
|
|
20,075
|
|
|
28,854
|
|
Weighted average
common shares outstanding - diluted
|
|
402,635
|
|
|
467,927
|
|
|
431,992
|
|
|
468,039
|
|
Diluted income per
share
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.86
|
|
|
$
|
2.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP
Reconciliations
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
Income before tax to pretax operating income and calculation of Net
operating income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
|
(In
thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Income before tax per
Statement of Operations
|
|
$
|
162,038
|
|
|
$
|
109,002
|
|
|
$
|
514,714
|
|
|
$
|
487,687
|
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized
investment losses (gains)
|
|
52
|
|
|
(1,228)
|
|
|
(8,932)
|
|
|
(28,361)
|
|
|
Loss on debt
extinguishment
|
|
—
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
90,531
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
Pretax operating
income
|
|
162,090
|
|
|
108,281
|
|
|
596,313
|
|
|
459,833
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income
taxes (1)
|
|
54,569
|
|
|
31,676
|
|
|
200,757
|
|
|
153,748
|
|
|
Net operating
income
|
|
$
|
107,521
|
|
|
$
|
76,605
|
|
|
$
|
395,556
|
|
|
$
|
306,085
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Income
before tax within operating income is tax effected at our effective
tax rate. The effective tax rate for the three months and year
ended December 31, 2015 excludes the effects of the change in our
valuation allowance. Adjustments are tax effected at the Federal
Statutory Rate of 35%.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
Net income to Net operating income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
|
(In
thousands)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
107,487
|
|
|
$
|
102,418
|
|
|
$
|
342,517
|
|
|
$
|
1,172,000
|
|
|
Effect of change in
deferred tax asset valuation allowance
|
|
—
|
|
|
(25,345)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(847,810)
|
|
|
Adjustments, net of
tax (1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized
investment losses (gains)
|
|
34
|
|
|
(798)
|
|
|
(5,806)
|
|
|
(18,435)
|
|
|
Loss on debt
extinguishment
|
|
—
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
58,845
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
Net operating
income
|
|
$
|
107,521
|
|
|
$
|
76,605
|
|
|
$
|
395,556
|
|
|
$
|
306,085
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
Adjustments are tax effected at the Federal Statutory Rate of
35%.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
Net operating income per diluted share to Net income per diluted
share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Net income per
diluted share
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.86
|
|
|
$
|
2.60
|
|
|
Effect of change in
deferred tax asset valuation allowance
|
|
—
|
|
|
(0.05)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1.81)
|
|
(1)
|
Net realized
investment losses (gains)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.04)
|
|
|
Loss on debt
extinguishment
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Net operating income
per diluted share
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
|
$
|
0.99
|
|
|
$
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The
change in our deferred tax asset valuation allowance includes a
$686.7 million reduction to our tax provision for amounts to be
realized in future periods, or $1.47 per diluted share.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MGIC INVESTMENT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
(In thousands,
except per share data)
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
(1)
|
|
$
|
4,692,350
|
|
|
$
|
4,663,206
|
|
|
$
|
4,612,669
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
155,410
|
|
|
181,120
|
|
|
215,094
|
|
Prepaid reinsurance
premiums
|
|
65
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
47,623
|
|
Reinsurance
recoverable on loss reserves (2)
|
|
50,493
|
|
|
44,487
|
|
|
57,841
|
|
Home office and
equipment, net
|
|
36,088
|
|
|
30,095
|
|
|
28,693
|
|
Deferred insurance
policy acquisition costs
|
|
17,759
|
|
|
15,241
|
|
|
12,240
|
|
Deferred income
taxes, net
|
|
607,655
|
|
|
762,080
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
174,709
|
|
|
171,948
|
|
|
277,254
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
5,734,529
|
|
|
$
|
5,868,343
|
|
|
$
|
5,251,414
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss reserves
(2)
|
|
$
|
1,438,813
|
|
|
$
|
1,893,402
|
|
|
$
|
2,396,807
|
|
Premium
deficiency reserve
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23,751
|
|
Unearned
premiums
|
|
329,737
|
|
|
279,973
|
|
|
203,414
|
|
Senior
notes
|
|
417,406
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,883
|
|
Federal home
loan bank advance
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Convertible
senior notes
|
|
349,461
|
|
|
822,301
|
|
|
830,015
|
|
Convertible
junior debentures
|
|
256,872
|
|
|
389,522
|
|
|
389,522
|
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
238,398
|
|
|
247,005
|
|
|
309,119
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
3,185,687
|
|
|
3,632,203
|
|
|
4,214,511
|
|
Shareholders'
equity
|
|
2,548,842
|
|
|
2,236,140
|
|
|
1,036,903
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
5,734,529
|
|
|
$
|
5,868,343
|
|
|
$
|
5,251,414
|
|
Book value per share
(3)
|
|
$
|
7.48
|
|
|
$
|
6.58
|
|
|
$
|
3.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
Investments include net unrealized (losses) gains on
securities
|
|
$
|
(32,006)
|
|
|
$
|
(26,567)
|
|
|
$
|
7,152
|
|
(2) Loss
reserves, net of reinsurance recoverable on loss
reserves
|
|
$
|
1,388,320
|
|
|
$
|
1,848,915
|
|
|
$
|
2,338,966
|
|
(3) Shares
outstanding
|
|
340,663
|
|
|
339,657
|
|
|
338,560
|
|
Additional
Information
|
|
|
Q4
2016
|
|
Q3
2016
|
|
Q2
2016
|
|
Q1
2016
|
|
Q4
2015
|
|
Q3
2015
|
|
New primary insurance
written (NIW) (billions)
|
$
|
12.8
|
|
|
$
|
14.2
|
|
|
$
|
12.6
|
|
|
$
|
8.3
|
|
|
$
|
9.8
|
|
|
$
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly premium plans
(1)
|
10.6
|
|
|
11.7
|
|
|
9.9
|
|
|
6.5
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
|
Single premium
plans
|
2.2
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct average
premium rate (bps) on NIW
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly
(1)
|
57.5
|
|
|
58.3
|
|
|
60.5
|
|
|
64.5
|
|
|
64.6
|
|
|
63.0
|
|
|
Singles
|
163.0
|
|
|
167.2
|
|
|
166.3
|
|
|
166.4
|
|
|
159.8
|
|
|
176.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New primary risk
written (billions)
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
|
$
|
3.5
|
|
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
|
$
|
2.1
|
|
|
$
|
2.5
|
|
|
$
|
3.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product mix as a % of
primary flow NIW
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
>95%
LTVs
|
7
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
Singles
|
17
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
Refinances
|
24
|
%
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Insurance In
Force (IIF) (billions)
|
$
|
182.0
|
|
|
$
|
180.1
|
|
|
$
|
177.5
|
|
|
$
|
175.0
|
|
|
$
|
174.5
|
|
|
$
|
172.7
|
|
|
Flow only
|
$
|
172.8
|
|
|
$
|
170.5
|
|
|
$
|
167.5
|
|
|
$
|
164.8
|
|
|
$
|
164.0
|
|
|
$
|
161.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual
Persistency
|
76.9
|
%
|
|
78.3
|
%
|
|
79.6
|
%
|
|
79.9
|
%
|
|
79.7
|
%
|
|
80.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary Risk In Force
(RIF) (billions)
|
$
|
47.2
|
|
|
$
|
46.8
|
|
|
$
|
46.2
|
|
|
$
|
45.6
|
|
|
$
|
45.5
|
|
|
$
|
45.0
|
|
|
Flow only
|
$
|
44.6
|
|
|
$
|
44.1
|
|
|
$
|
43.4
|
|
|
$
|
42.7
|
|
|
$
|
42.5
|
|
|
$
|
41.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Primary RIF by
FICO (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FICO 740 &
>
|
49
|
%
|
|
49
|
%
|
|
48
|
%
|
|
47
|
%
|
|
47
|
%
|
|
47
|
%
|
|
FICO
700-739
|
25
|
%
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
24
|
%
|
|
FICO
660-699
|
15
|
%
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
FICO 659 &
<
|
11
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Coverage
Ratio (RIF/IIF)
|
25.9
|
%
|
|
26.0
|
%
|
|
26.1
|
%
|
|
26.1
|
%
|
|
26.1
|
%
|
|
26.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Loan Size of
IIF (thousands)
|
$
|
182.35
|
|
|
$
|
180.71
|
|
|
$
|
178.89
|
|
|
$
|
177.08
|
|
|
$
|
175.89
|
|
|
$
|
174.58
|
|
|
Flow only
|
$
|
184.90
|
|
|
$
|
183.18
|
|
|
$
|
181.23
|
|
|
$
|
179.32
|
|
|
$
|
178.03
|
|
|
$
|
176.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary IIF - # of
loans
|
998,294
|
|
|
996,816
|
|
|
992,076
|
|
|
988,512
|
|
|
992,188
|
|
|
989,020
|
|
|
Flow only
|
934,350
|
|
|
931,047
|
|
|
924,474
|
|
|
919,229
|
|
|
921,166
|
|
|
916,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary IIF - Default
Roll Forward - # of Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning Default
Inventory
|
51,433
|
|
|
52,558
|
|
|
55,590
|
|
|
62,633
|
|
|
64,642
|
|
|
66,357
|
|
|
New
Notices
|
17,016
|
|
|
17,607
|
|
|
16,080
|
|
|
16,731
|
|
|
18,459
|
|
|
19,509
|
|
|
Cures
|
(15,267)
|
|
|
(15,556)
|
|
|
(15,640)
|
|
|
(19,053)
|
|
|
(16,910)
|
|
|
(17,036)
|
|
|
Paids (including
those charged to a deductible or captive)
|
(2,748)
|
|
|
(3,051)
|
|
|
(3,195)
|
|
|
(3,373)
|
|
|
(3,333)
|
|
|
(3,958)
|
|
|
Rescissions and
denials
|
(152)
|
|
|
(125)
|
|
|
(142)
|
|
|
(210)
|
|
|
(225)
|
|
|
(230)
|
|
|
Items removed from
inventory
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(135)
|
|
|
(1,138)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Ending Default
Inventory
|
50,282
|
|
|
51,433
|
|
|
52,558
|
|
|
55,590
|
|
|
62,633
|
|
|
64,642
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary claim
received inventory included in ending default inventory
|
1,385
|
|
|
1,636
|
|
|
1,829
|
|
|
2,267
|
|
|
2,769
|
|
|
2,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Composition of
Cures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported delinquent
and cured intraquarter
|
4,543
|
|
|
4,986
|
|
|
4,306
|
|
|
6,248
|
|
|
5,110
|
|
|
5,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of payments
delinquent prior to cure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 payments or
less
|
7,006
|
|
|
6,455
|
|
|
7,002
|
|
|
8,413
|
|
|
7,714
|
|
|
7,146
|
|
|
4-11
payments
|
2,580
|
|
|
2,786
|
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
3,077
|
|
|
2,836
|
|
|
3,005
|
|
|
12 payments or
more
|
1,138
|
|
|
1,329
|
|
|
1,233
|
|
|
1,315
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
1,700
|
|
|
Total Cures in
Quarter
|
15,267
|
|
|
15,556
|
|
|
15,640
|
|
|
19,053
|
|
|
16,910
|
|
|
17,036
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Composition of
Paids
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of payments
delinquent at time of claim payment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 payments or
less
|
6
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
4-11
payments
|
273
|
|
|
325
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
12 payments or
more
|
2,469
|
|
|
2,710
|
|
|
2,857
|
|
|
2,959
|
|
|
3,011
|
|
|
3,564
|
|
|
Total Paids in
Quarter
|
2,748
|
|
|
3,051
|
|
|
3,195
|
|
|
3,373
|
|
|
3,333
|
|
|
3,958
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aging of Primary
Default Inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consecutive months in
default
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 months or
less
|
12,194
|
|
24
|
%
|
12,333
|
|
24
|
%
|
11,547
|
|
22
|
%
|
10,120
|
|
18
|
%
|
13,053
|
|
21
|
%
|
13,991
|
|
22
|
%
|
4-11 months
|
13,450
|
|
27
|
%
|
12,648
|
|
25
|
%
|
12,680
|
|
24
|
%
|
15,319
|
|
28
|
%
|
15,763
|
|
25
|
%
|
14,703
|
|
23
|
%
|
12 months or
more
|
24,638
|
|
49
|
%
|
26,452
|
|
51
|
%
|
28,331
|
|
54
|
%
|
30,151
|
|
54
|
%
|
33,817
|
|
54
|
%
|
35,948
|
|
55
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of payments
delinquent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 payments or
less
|
18,419
|
|
36
|
%
|
18,374
|
|
36
|
%
|
17,299
|
|
33
|
%
|
16,864
|
|
30
|
%
|
20,360
|
|
33
|
%
|
20,637
|
|
32
|
%
|
4-11
payments
|
12,892
|
|
26
|
%
|
12,282
|
|
24
|
%
|
12,746
|
|
24
|
%
|
14,595
|
|
26
|
%
|
15,092
|
|
24
|
%
|
14,890
|
|
23
|
%
|
12 payments or
more
|
18,971
|
|
38
|
%
|
20,777
|
|
40
|
%
|
22,513
|
|
43
|
%
|
24,131
|
|
44
|
%
|
27,181
|
|
43
|
%
|
29,115
|
|
45
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary IIF - # of
Delinquent Loans
|
50,282
|
|
|
51,433
|
|
|
52,558
|
|
|
55,590
|
|
|
62,633
|
|
|
64,642
|
|
|
Flow only
|
37,829
|
|
|
38,552
|
|
|
39,177
|
|
|
41,440
|
|
|
47,088
|
|
|
48,436
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary IIF Default
Rates
|
5.04
|
%
|
|
5.16
|
%
|
|
5.30
|
%
|
|
5.62
|
%
|
|
6.31
|
%
|
|
6.54
|
%
|
|
Flow only
|
4.05
|
%
|
|
4.14
|
%
|
|
4.24
|
%
|
|
4.51
|
%
|
|
5.11
|
%
|
|
5.29
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Loss
Reserves (millions)
|
$
|
1,413
|
|
|
$
|
1,493
|
|
|
$
|
1,574
|
|
|
$
|
1,683
|
|
|
$
|
1,807
|
|
|
$
|
1,877
|
|
|
Average Direct
Reserve Per Default
|
$
|
28,104
|
|
|
$
|
29,027
|
|
|
$
|
29,939
|
|
|
$
|
30,268
|
|
|
$
|
28,859
|
|
|
$
|
29,032
|
|
|
Pool
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct loss
reserves (millions)
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
|
Ending default
inventory
|
1,883
|
|
|
1,979
|
|
|
2,024
|
|
|
2,247
|
|
|
2,739
|
|
|
2,950
|
|
|
Pool claim
received inventory included in ending default inventory
|
72
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
Reserves
related to Freddie Mac settlement (millions)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
Other Gross
Reserves (millions) (2)
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Paid Claims
(millions) (4)
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
161
|
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
222
|
|
|
$
|
188
|
|
|
$
|
207
|
|
|
Total primary
(excluding settlements)
|
$
|
133
|
|
|
$
|
147
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
|
$
|
190
|
|
|
Rescission and NPL
settlements
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Pool - with aggregate
loss limits
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
Pool - without
aggregate loss limits
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
Pool - Freddie Mac
settlement
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
Reinsurance
|
$
|
(4)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
$
|
(4)
|
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
|
$
|
(2)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
Other (2)
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
Reinsurance
terminations (4)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(3)
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(15)
|
|
|
Primary Average Claim
Payment (thousands)
|
$
|
48.3
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
48.1
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
48.0
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
49.3
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
49.1
|
|
|
$
|
48.2
|
|
|
Flow only
|
$
|
44.0
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
44.8
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
45.9
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
45.4
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
45.6
|
|
|
$
|
44.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance excluding
captives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% insurance inforce
subject to reinsurance
|
76.3
|
%
|
|
75.3
|
%
|
|
74.7
|
%
|
|
73.7
|
%
|
|
72.9
|
%
|
|
71.9
|
%
|
|
% quarterly NIW
subject to reinsurance
|
89.3
|
%
|
|
88.4
|
%
|
|
90.2
|
%
|
|
89.1
|
%
|
|
89.5
|
%
|
|
90.6
|
%
|
|
Ceded premium written
(millions)
|
$
|
32.1
|
|
|
$
|
31.7
|
|
|
$
|
30.0
|
|
|
$
|
31.7
|
|
|
$
|
30.0
|
|
|
$
|
(46.8)
|
|
(6)
|
|
Ceded premium earned
(millions)
|
$
|
32.1
|
|
|
$
|
31.7
|
|
|
$
|
30.0
|
|
|
$
|
31.7
|
|
|
$
|
30.0
|
|
|
$
|
11.0
|
|
(6)
|
|
Ceded losses incurred
(millions)
|
$
|
8.2
|
|
|
$
|
7.4
|
|
|
$
|
6.1
|
|
|
$
|
8.5
|
|
|
$
|
7.2
|
|
|
$
|
4.2
|
|
|
Ceding commissions
(millions) (included in underwriting and other expenses)
|
$
|
12.0
|
|
|
$
|
12.1
|
|
|
$
|
11.9
|
|
|
$
|
11.6
|
|
|
$
|
11.4
|
|
|
$
|
(2.4)
|
|
(6)
|
|
Profit commission
(millions) (included in ceded premiums)
|
$
|
27.7
|
|
|
$
|
29.0
|
|
|
$
|
29.8
|
|
|
$
|
26.2
|
|
|
$
|
27.0
|
|
|
$
|
34.9
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Pool RIF
(millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With aggregate loss
limits
|
$
|
244
|
|
|
$
|
247
|
|
|
$
|
249
|
|
|
$
|
251
|
|
|
$
|
271
|
|
|
$
|
279
|
|
|
Without aggregate
loss limits
|
$
|
303
|
|
|
$
|
321
|
|
|
$
|
343
|
|
|
$
|
365
|
|
|
$
|
388
|
|
|
$
|
418
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulk Primary
Insurance Statistics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance in force
(billions)
|
$
|
9.2
|
|
|
$
|
9.6
|
|
|
$
|
10.0
|
|
|
$
|
10.2
|
|
|
$
|
10.5
|
|
|
$
|
10.9
|
|
|
Risk in force
(billions)
|
$
|
2.6
|
|
|
$
|
2.7
|
|
|
$
|
2.8
|
|
|
$
|
2.9
|
|
|
$
|
3.0
|
|
|
$
|
3.1
|
|
|
Average loan size
(thousands)
|
$
|
145.05
|
|
|
$
|
145.73
|
|
|
$
|
146.84
|
|
|
$
|
147.42
|
|
|
$
|
148.15
|
|
|
$
|
149.00
|
|
|
Number of delinquent
loans
|
12,453
|
|
|
12,881
|
|
|
13,381
|
|
|
14,150
|
|
|
15,545
|
|
|
16,206
|
|
|
Default
rate
|
19.48
|
%
|
|
19.59
|
%
|
|
19.79
|
%
|
|
20.42
|
%
|
|
21.89
|
%
|
|
22.26
|
%
|
|
Primary paid claims
(millions)
|
$
|
35
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
43
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
39
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
Average claim payment
(thousands)
|
$
|
65.8
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
61.4
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
56.8
|
|
|
$
|
65.1
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
65.7
|
|
|
$
|
62.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Guaranty
Insurance Corporation - Risk to Capital
|
10.7:1
|
|
(5)
|
|
11.1:1
|
|
|
11.6:1
|
|
|
12.3:1
|
|
|
12.1:1
|
|
|
12.3:1
|
|
|
Combined Insurance
Companies - Risk to Capital
|
12.0:1
|
|
(5)
|
|
12.6:1
|
|
|
13.2:1
|
|
|
13.8:1
|
|
|
13.6:1
|
|
|
13.6:1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP loss ratio
(insurance operations only)
|
20.3
|
%
|
|
25.7
|
%
|
|
20.1
|
%
|
|
38.4
|
%
|
|
42.0
|
%
|
|
32.0
|
%
|
|
GAAP underwriting
expense ratio (insurance operations only)
|
15.8
|
%
|
|
14.7
|
%
|
|
13.9
|
%
|
|
16.9
|
%
|
|
13.9
|
%
|
|
14.4
|
%
|
|
|
Note: The FICO
credit score for a loan with multiple borrowers is the lowest of
the borrowers' "decision FICO scores." A borrower's "decision
FICO score" is determined as follows: if there are three FICO
scores available, the middle FICO score is used; if two FICO scores
are available, the lower of the two is used; if only one FICO score
is available, it is used.
|
|
Note: Average claim
paid may vary from period to period due to amounts associated with
mitigation efforts.
|
|
(1) Includes
loans with annual and split payments.
|
|
(2) Includes
Australian operations through Q4 2015.
|
|
(3) Excludes
rescission settlements and non-performing loan sales
|
|
(4) Net paid
claims, as presented, does not include amounts received in
conjunction with terminations or commutations of reinsurance
agreements.
|
|
(5)
Preliminary
|
|
(6) In the
third quarter of 2015, the April 2013 quota share reinsurance
agreement was restructured via a commutation and new
agreement. The effects of the new agreement for the third
quarter of 2015 were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
Ceded premium
written
|
$
|
22.6
|
|
Ceded premium
earned
|
$
|
22.6
|
|
Ceding
commissions
|
$
|
9.2
|
|
Profit
commissions
|
$
|
23.3
|
|
Risk Factors
As used below, "we," "our" and "us" refer to MGIC Investment
Corporation's consolidated operations or to MGIC Investment
Corporation, as the context requires, and "MGIC" refers to Mortgage
Guaranty Insurance Corporation.
Competition or changes in our relationships with our
customers could reduce our revenues, reduce our premium yields
and / or increase our losses.
Our private mortgage insurance competitors include:
- Arch Mortgage Insurance Company, which completed its
acquisition of United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company in the
fourth quarter of 2016,
- Essent Guaranty, Inc.,
- Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation,
- National Mortgage Insurance Corporation, and
- Radian Guaranty Inc.
The private mortgage insurance industry is highly competitive
and is expected to remain so. We believe that we currently compete
with other private mortgage insurers based on pricing, underwriting
requirements, financial strength (including based on credit or
financial strength ratings), customer relationships, name
recognition, reputation, the strength of our management team and
field organization, the ancillary products and services provided to
lenders (including contract underwriting services), the depth of
our databases covering insured loans and the effective use of
technology and innovation in the delivery and servicing of our
mortgage insurance products.
Much of the competition in the industry has centered on pricing
practices which, in the last few years included:
(i) reductions in standard filed rates on borrower-paid
policies, (ii) use by certain competitors of a spectrum of filed
rates to allow for formulaic, risk-based pricing (commonly referred
to as "black-box" pricing); and (iii) use of customized rates
(discounted from published rates) on lender-paid, single premium
policies. The willingness of mortgage insurers to offer reduced
pricing (through filed or customized rates) has been met with an
increased demand from various lenders for reduced rate
products. There can be no assurance that pricing competition
will not intensify further, which could result in a decrease in our
new insurance written and/or returns.
In each of 2015 and 2016, approximately 5% of our new insurance
written was for loans for which one lender was the original
insured. Our relationships with our customers could be adversely
affected by a variety of factors, including if our premium rates
are higher than those of our competitors, our underwriting
requirements result in our declining to insure some of the loans
originated by our customers, or our insurance rescissions and
curtailments affect the customer.
Substantially all of our insurance written since 2008 has been
for loans purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the "GSEs"). The
current private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements
("PMIERs") of the GSEs require a mortgage insurer to maintain a
minimum amount of assets to support its insured risk, as discussed
in our risk factor titled "We may not continue to meet the GSEs'
private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements and our returns
may decrease as we are required to maintain more capital in order
to maintain our eligibility." The PMIERs do not require an
insurer to maintain minimum financial strength ratings; however,
our financial strength ratings can affect us in the following
ways:
- A downgrade in our financial strength ratings could result in
increased scrutiny of our financial condition by our customers,
potentially resulting in a decrease in the amount of our new
insurance written.
- Our ability to participate in the non-GSE mortgage market
(which has been limited since the financial crisis, but may grow in
the future), could depend on our ability to maintain and improve
our investment grade ratings for our mortgage insurance
subsidiaries. We could be competitively disadvantaged with some
market participants because the financial strength ratings of our
insurance subsidiaries are lower than those of some competitors.
MGIC's financial strength rating from Moody's is Baa3 (with a
stable outlook) and from Standard & Poor's is BBB (with a
stable outlook).
- Financial strength ratings may also play a greater role if the
GSEs no longer operate in their current capacities, for example,
due to legislative or regulatory action. In addition, although the
PMIERs do not require minimum financial strength ratings, the GSEs
consider financial strength ratings to be important when utilizing
forms of credit enhancement other than traditional mortgage
insurance, including in the credit risk transfer offering discussed
in our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write
could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select
alternatives to private mortgage insurance." If we are unable
to compete effectively in the current or any future markets as a
result of the financial strength ratings assigned to our insurance
subsidiaries, our future new insurance written could be negatively
affected.
The amount of insurance we write could be adversely
affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private
mortgage insurance.
Alternatives to private mortgage insurance include:
- lenders using FHA, VA and other government mortgage insurance
programs,
- lenders and other investors holding mortgages in portfolio and
self-insuring,
- investors using risk mitigation and credit risk transfer
techniques other than private mortgage insurance, and
- lenders originating mortgages using piggyback structures to
avoid private mortgage insurance, such as a first mortgage with an
80% loan-to-value ratio and a second mortgage with a 10%, 15% or
20% loan-to-value ratio (referred to as 80-10-10, 80-15-5 or 80-20
loans, respectively) rather than a first mortgage with a 90%, 95%
or 100% loan-to-value ratio that has private mortgage
insurance.
Investors (including the GSEs) have used risk mitigation and
credit risk transfer techniques other than private mortgage
insurance, such as obtaining insurance from non-mortgage insurers,
engaging in credit-linked note transactions executed in the capital
markets, or using other forms of debt issuances or securitizations
that transfer credit risk directly to other investors; using other
risk mitigation techniques in conjunction with reduced levels of
private mortgage insurance coverage; or accepting credit risk
without credit enhancement. Although the risk mitigation and credit
risk transfer techniques used by the GSEs in the past several years
have not displaced primary mortgage insurance, we cannot predict
the impact of future transactions. In the second half of 2016, the
GSEs each launched a new credit risk transfer offering that
involved forward credit insurance policies written by a panel of
mortgage insurance company affiliates, including an affiliate of
MGIC. The policies provide additional coverage beyond the primary
mortgage insurance on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with 80-95%
loan-to-value ratios ("LTVs"). It is difficult to predict the
amount of risk that will be insured under such transactions in the
future. The amount of capital we have allocated to this pilot
program and the associated premiums are immaterial. Future
participation in credit risk transfers will need to be evaluated
based upon the terms offered and expected returns.
The FHA's share of the low down payment residential mortgages
that were subject to FHA, VA or primary private mortgage insurance
was an estimated 36.7% in the first nine months of 2016, compared
to 40.4% in 2015 and 33.9% in 2014. In the past ten years, the
FHA's share has been as low as 15.5% in 2006 and as high as 70.8%
in 2009. Factors that influence the FHA's market share include
relative rates and fees, underwriting guidelines and loan limits of
the FHA, VA, private mortgage insurers and the GSEs; lenders'
perceptions of legal risks under FHA versus GSE programs;
flexibility for the FHA to establish new products as a result of
federal legislation and programs; returns expected to be obtained
by lenders for Ginnie Mae
securitization of FHA-insured loans compared to those obtained from
selling loans to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for securitization; and
differences in policy terms, such as the ability of a borrower to
cancel insurance coverage under certain circumstances. In
January 2017, the FHA announced a
significant premium reduction effective for mortgages originated
after January 27, 2017, Absent any
other changes, the reduction in FHA premiums will make private
mortgage insurance less competitive with the FHA for borrowers with
certain credit characteristics, and is expected to reduce our
volume from what it would have been absent the premium reduction.
We cannot predict how the other factors that affect the FHA's share
of new insurance written will change in the future.
The VA's share of the low down payment residential mortgages
that were subject to FHA, VA or primary private mortgage insurance
was an estimated 26.6% in the first nine months of 2016, compared
to 24.6% in 2015 and 25.4% in 2014 (which had been its highest
annual market share in ten years). The VA's lowest market share in
the past ten years was 5.4% in 2007. We believe that the VA's
market share has generally been increasing because the VA offers
100% LTV loans and charges a one-time funding fee that can be
included in the loan amount but no additional monthly expense, and
because of an increase in the number of borrowers who are eligible
for the VA's program.
Changes in the business practices of the GSEs, federal
legislation that changes their charters or a restructuring of the
GSEs could reduce our revenues or increase our losses.
The GSEs' charters generally require credit enhancement for a
low down payment mortgage loan (a loan amount that exceeds 80% of a
home's value) in order for such loan to be eligible for purchase by
the GSEs. Lenders generally have used private mortgage insurance to
satisfy this credit enhancement requirement and low down payment
mortgages purchased by the GSEs generally are insured with private
mortgage insurance. As a result, the business practices of the GSEs
greatly impact our business and include:
- private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements of the GSEs
(for information about the financial requirements included in the
PMIERs, see our risk factor titled "We may not continue to meet
the GSEs' private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements and our
returns may decrease as we are required to maintain more capital in
order to maintain our eligibility"),
- the level of private mortgage insurance coverage, subject to
the limitations of the GSEs' charters (which may be changed by
federal legislation), when private mortgage insurance is used as
the required credit enhancement on low down payment mortgages,
- the amount of loan level price adjustments and guaranty fees
(which result in higher costs to borrowers) that the GSEs assess on
loans that require private mortgage insurance,
- whether the GSEs influence the mortgage lender's selection of
the mortgage insurer providing coverage and, if so, any
transactions that are related to that selection,
- the underwriting standards that determine which loans are
eligible for purchase by the GSEs, which can affect the quality of
the risk insured by the mortgage insurer and the availability of
mortgage loans,
- the terms on which mortgage insurance coverage can be canceled
before reaching the cancellation thresholds established by
law,
- the programs established by the GSEs intended to avoid or
mitigate loss on insured mortgages and the circumstances in which
mortgage servicers must implement such programs,
- the terms that the GSEs require to be included in mortgage
insurance policies for loans that they purchase,
- the terms on which the GSEs offer lenders relief on their
representations and warranties made at the time of sale of a loan
to the GSEs, which creates pressure on mortgage insurers to limit
their rescission rights to conform to such relief, and the extent
to which the GSEs intervene in mortgage insurers' rescission
practices or rescission settlement practices with
lenders, and
- the maximum loan limits of the GSEs in comparison to those of
the FHA and other investors.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") has been the
conservator of the GSEs since 2008 and has the authority to control
and direct their operations. The increased role that the federal
government has assumed in the residential housing finance system
through the GSE conservatorship may increase the likelihood that
the business practices of the GSEs change in ways that have a
material adverse effect on us and that the charters of the GSEs are
changed by new federal legislation. In the past, members of
Congress have introduced several bills intended to change the
business practices of the GSEs and the FHA; however, no legislation
has been enacted. The incoming Presidential administration has
indicated that the conservatorship of the GSEs should end; however,
it is unclear whether and when that would occur and how that would
impact us. As a result of the matters referred to above, it is
uncertain what role the GSEs, FHA and private capital, including
private mortgage insurance, will play in the residential housing
finance system in the future or the impact of any such changes on
our business. In addition, the timing of the impact of any
resulting changes on our business is uncertain. Most meaningful
changes would require Congressional action to implement and it is
difficult to estimate when Congressional action would be final and
how long any associated phase-in period may last.
We may not continue to meet the GSEs' private mortgage
insurer eligibility requirements and our returns may decrease as we
are required to maintain more capital in order to maintain our
eligibility.
We must comply with the PMIERs to be eligible to insure loans
purchased by the GSEs. The PMIERs include financial requirements,
as well as business, quality control and certain transaction
approval requirements. The financial requirements of the PMIERs
require a mortgage insurer's "Available Assets" (generally only the
most liquid assets of an insurer) to equal or exceed its "Minimum
Required Assets" (which are based on an insurer's book and are
calculated from tables of factors with several risk dimensions and
are subject to a floor amount). Based on our interpretation of the
PMIERs, as of December 31, 2016,
MGIC's Available Assets are $4.7
billion and its Minimum Required Assets are $4.1 billion. MGIC is in compliance with the
PMIERs and eligible to insure loans purchased by the GSEs.
If MGIC ceases to be eligible to insure loans purchased by one
or both of the GSEs, it would significantly reduce the volume of
our new business writings. Factors that may negatively impact
MGIC's ability to continue to comply with the financial
requirements of the PMIERs include the following:
- The GSEs may reduce the amount of credit they allow under the
PMIERs for the risk ceded under our quota share reinsurance
transaction. The GSEs' ongoing approval of that transaction is
subject to several conditions and the transaction will be reviewed
under the PMIERs at least annually by the GSEs. For more
information about the transaction, see our risk factor titled
"The mix of business we write affects our Minimum Required
Assets under the PMIERs, our premium yields and the likelihood of
losses occurring."
- The GSEs could make the PMIERs more onerous in the future; in
this regard, the PMIERs provide that the tables of factors that
determine Minimum Required Assets will be updated every two years
and may be updated more frequently to reflect changes in
macroeconomic conditions or loan performance. The GSEs will provide
notice 180 days prior to the effective date of table updates. In
addition, the GSEs may amend the PMIERs at any time.
- Our future operating results may be negatively impacted by the
matters discussed in the rest of these risk factors. Such matters
could decrease our revenues, increase our losses or require the use
of assets, thereby creating a shortfall in Available Assets.
- Should additional capital be needed by MGIC in the future,
additional capital contributions from our holding company may not
be available due to competing demands on holding company resources,
including for repayment of debt.
While on an overall basis, the amount of Available Assets MGIC
must hold in order to continue to insure GSE loans increased under
the PMIERs over what state regulation currently requires, our
reinsurance transaction mitigates the negative effect of the PMIERs
on our returns. In this regard, see the first bullet point
above.
The benefit of our net operating loss carryforwards may
become substantially limited.
As of December 31, 2016, we had
approximately $1.5 billion of net
operating losses for tax purposes that we can use in certain
circumstances to offset future taxable income and thus reduce our
federal income tax liability. Our ability to utilize these net
operating losses to offset future taxable income may be
significantly limited if we experience an "ownership change" as
defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"). In general, an ownership change will occur if
there is a cumulative change in our ownership by "5-percent
shareholders" (as defined in the Code) that exceeds 50 percentage
points over a rolling three-year period. A corporation that
experiences an ownership change will generally be subject to an
annual limitation on the corporation's subsequent use of net
operating loss carryovers that arose from pre-ownership change
periods and use of losses that are subsequently recognized with
respect to assets that had a built-in-loss on the date of the
ownership change. The amount of the annual limitation generally
equals the fair value of the corporation immediately before the
ownership change multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt interest
rate (subject to certain adjustments). To the extent that the
limitation in a post-ownership-change year is not fully utilized,
the amount of the limitation for the succeeding year will be
increased.
While we have adopted our Amended and Restated Rights Agreement
to minimize the likelihood of transactions in our stock resulting
in an ownership change, future issuances of equity-linked
securities or transactions in our stock and equity-linked
securities that may not be within our control may cause us to
experience an ownership change. If we experience an ownership
change, we may not be able to fully utilize our net operating
losses, resulting in additional income taxes and a reduction in our
shareholders' equity.
As of December 31, 2016, our
deferred tax asset is recorded at $607.7
million, which relates primarily to the future tax effects
of our prior year net operating losses expected to be carried
forward to offset future taxable income. A decrease in the federal
statutory income tax rate will
result in a one-time reduction in the amount at which our deferred
tax asset is recorded, thereby reducing our net income and book
value in that period; however, such a decrease will also reduce our
effective income tax rate, thereby increasing net income in
future periods.
We are involved in legal proceedings and are subject to
the risk of additional legal proceedings in the future.
Before paying an insurance claim, we review the loan and
servicing files to determine the appropriateness of the claim
amount. When reviewing the files, we may determine that we have the
right to rescind coverage on the loan. In our SEC reports, we refer
to insurance rescissions and denials of claims collectively as
"rescissions" and variations of that term. In addition, all of our
insurance policies provide that we can reduce or deny a claim if
the servicer did not comply with its obligations under our
insurance policy. We call such reduction of claims "curtailments."
In recent quarters, an immaterial percentage of claims received in
a quarter have been resolved by rescissions. In 2015 and
2016, curtailments reduced our average claim paid by approximately
6.7% and 5.5%, respectively.
Our loss reserving methodology incorporates our estimates of
future rescissions, curtailments, and reversals of rescissions and
curtailments. A variance between ultimate actual rescission,
curtailment and reversal rates and our estimates, as a result of
the outcome of litigation, settlements or other factors, could
materially affect our losses.
When the insured disputes our right to rescind coverage or
curtail claims, we generally engage in discussions in an attempt to
settle the dispute. If we are unable to reach a settlement,
the outcome of a dispute ultimately would be determined by legal
proceedings.
Under ASC 450-20, until a liability associated with settlement
discussions or legal proceedings becomes probable and can be
reasonably estimated, we consider our claim payment or rescission
resolved for financial reporting purposes and do not accrue an
estimated loss. Where we have determined that a loss is probable
and can be reasonably estimated, we have recorded our best estimate
of our probable loss. If we are not able to implement settlements
we consider probable, we intend to defend MGIC vigorously against
any related legal proceedings.
In addition to matters for which we have recorded a probable
loss, we are involved in other discussions and/or proceedings with
insureds with respect to our claims paying practices. Although it
is reasonably possible that when these matters are resolved we will
not prevail in all cases, we are unable to make a reasonable
estimate or range of estimates of the potential liability. We
estimate the maximum exposure associated with matters where a loss
is reasonably possible to be approximately $295 million, although we believe (but can give
no assurance that) we will ultimately resolve these matters for
significantly less than this amount. This estimate of our maximum
exposure does not include interest or consequential or exemplary
damages.
Mortgage insurers, including MGIC, have been involved in
litigation and regulatory actions related to alleged violations of
the anti-referral fee provisions of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act, which is commonly known as RESPA, and the notice
provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is commonly
known as FCRA. While these proceedings in the aggregate have
not resulted in material liability for MGIC, there can be no
assurance that the outcome of future proceedings under these laws,
if any, would not have a material adverse affect on us. In
addition, various regulators, including the CFPB, state insurance
commissioners and state attorneys general may bring other actions
seeking various forms of relief in connection with alleged
violations of RESPA. The insurance law provisions of many states
prohibit paying for the referral of insurance business and provide
various mechanisms to enforce this prohibition. While we believe
our practices are in conformity with applicable laws and
regulations, it is not possible to predict the eventual scope,
duration or outcome of any such reviews or investigations nor is it
possible to predict their effect on us or the mortgage insurance
industry.
In addition to the matters described above, we are involved in
other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. In our
opinion, based on the facts known at this time, the ultimate
resolution of these ordinary course legal proceedings will not have
a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of
operations.
We are subject to comprehensive regulation and other
requirements, which we may fail to satisfy.
We are subject to comprehensive, detailed regulation by state
insurance departments. These regulations are principally designed
for the protection of our insured policyholders, rather than for
the benefit of investors. Although their scope varies, state
insurance laws generally grant broad supervisory powers to agencies
or officials to examine insurance companies and enforce rules or
exercise discretion affecting almost every significant aspect of
the insurance business. State insurance regulatory authorities
could take actions, including changes in capital requirements, that
could have a material adverse effect on us. For more information
about state capital requirements, see our risk factor titled
"State capital requirements may prevent us from continuing to
write new insurance on an uninterrupted basis." To the
extent that we are construed to make independent credit decisions
in connection with our contract underwriting activities, we also
could be subject to increased regulatory requirements under the
Equal Credit Opportunity Act, commonly known as ECOA, the FCRA, and
other laws. For more details about the various ways in which our
subsidiaries are regulated, see "Regulation" in Item 1 of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016. In addition to regulation by
state insurance regulators, the CFPB may issue additional rules or
regulations, which may materially affect our business.
In December 2013, the U.S.
Treasury Department's Federal Insurance Office released a report
that calls for federal standards and oversight for mortgage
insurers to be developed and implemented. It is uncertain what form
the standards and oversight will take and when they will become
effective.
Resolution of our dispute with the Internal Revenue
Service could adversely affect us.
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") completed examinations of
our federal income tax returns for the years 2000 through 2007 and
issued proposed assessments for taxes, interest and penalties
related to our treatment of the flow-through income and loss from
an investment in a portfolio of residual interests of Real Estate
Mortgage Investment Conduits ("REMICs"). The IRS indicated that it
did not believe that, for various reasons, we had established
sufficient tax basis in the REMIC residual interests to deduct the
losses from taxable income. We appealed these assessments within
the IRS and in August 2010, we
reached a tentative settlement agreement with the IRS which was not
finalized.
In 2014, we received Notices of Deficiency (commonly referred to
as "90 day letters") covering the 2000-2007 tax years. The Notices
of Deficiency reflect taxes and penalties related to the REMIC
matters of $197.5 million and at
December 31, 2016, there would also
be interest related to these matters of approximately $200.6 million. In 2007, we made a payment of
$65.2 million to the United States
Department of the Treasury which will reduce any amounts we would
ultimately owe. The Notices of Deficiency also reflect additional
amounts due of $261.4 million, which
are primarily associated with the disallowance of the carryback of
the 2009 net operating loss to the 2004-2007 tax years. We believe
the IRS included the carryback adjustments as a precaution to keep
open the statute of limitations on collection of the tax that was
refunded when this loss was carried back, and not because the IRS
actually intends to disallow the carryback permanently. Depending
on the outcome of this matter, additional state income taxes and
state interest may become due when a final resolution is reached.
As of December 31, 2016, those state
taxes and interest would approximate $50.7
million. In addition, there could also be state tax
penalties. Our total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of
December 31, 2016 is $108.2 million, which represents the tax benefits
generated by the REMIC portfolio included in our tax returns that
we have not taken benefit for in our financial statements,
including any related interest.
We filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court contesting most of
the IRS' proposed adjustments reflected in the Notices of
Deficiency and the IRS filed an answer to our petition which
continued to assert their claim. The case has twice been scheduled
for trial and in each instance, the parties jointly filed, and the
U.S. Tax Court approved (most recently in February 2016), motions for continuance to
postpone the trial date. Also in February
2016, the U.S. Tax Court approved a joint motion to
consolidate for trial, briefing, and opinion, our case with similar
cases of Radian Group, Inc., as successor to Enhance Financial
Services Group, Inc., et al. In January
2017, the parties informed the Tax Court that they had
reached a basis for settlement of the major issues in the case. Any
agreed settlement terms will ultimately be subject to review by the
Joint Committee on Taxation ("JCT") before a settlement can be
completed and there is no assurance that a settlement will be
completed. Based on information that we currently have regarding
the status of our ongoing dispute, we expect to record a provision
for additional taxes and interest of $15-25
million in the first quarter of 2017.
Should a settlement not be completed, ongoing litigation to
resolve our dispute with the IRS could be lengthy and costly in
terms of legal fees and related expenses. We would need to make
further adjustments, which could be material, to our tax provision
and liabilities if our view of the probability of success in this
matter changes, and the ultimate resolution of this matter could
have a material negative impact on our effective tax rate, results
of operations, cash flows, available assets and statutory capital.
In this regard, see our risk factors titled "We may not continue
to meet the GSEs' private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements
and our returns may decrease as we are required to maintain more
capital in order to maintain our eligibility" and "State
capital requirements may prevent us from continuing to write new
insurance on an uninterrupted basis."
Because we establish loss reserves only upon a loan
default rather than based on estimates of our ultimate losses on
risk in force, losses may have a disproportionate adverse effect on
our earnings in certain periods.
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States, commonly
referred to as GAAP, we establish reserves for insurance losses and
loss adjustment expenses only when notices of default on insured
mortgage loans are received and for loans we estimate are in
default but for which notices of default have not yet been reported
to us by the servicers (this is often referred to as "IBNR").
Because our reserving method does not take account of losses that
could occur from loans that are not delinquent, such losses are not
reflected in our financial statements, except in the case where a
premium deficiency exists. As a result, future losses on loans that
are not currently delinquent may have a material impact on future
results as such losses emerge.
Because loss reserve estimates are subject to
uncertainties, paid claims may be substantially different than our
loss reserves.
When we establish reserves, we estimate the ultimate loss on
delinquent loans using estimated claim rates and claim amounts. The
estimated claim rates and claim amounts represent our best
estimates of what we will actually pay on the loans in default as
of the reserve date and incorporate anticipated mitigation from
rescissions and curtailments. The establishment of loss reserves is
subject to inherent uncertainty and requires judgment by
management. The actual amount of the claim payments may be
substantially different than our loss reserve estimates. Our
estimates could be affected by several factors, including a change
in regional or national economic conditions, and a change in the
length of time loans are delinquent before claims are received. The
change in conditions may include changes in unemployment, affecting
borrowers' income and thus their ability to make mortgage payments,
and changes in housing values, which may affect borrower
willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the value of
the home is below the mortgage balance. Changes to our estimates
could have a material impact on our future results, even in a
stable economic environment. In addition, historically, losses
incurred have followed a seasonal trend in which the second half of
the year has weaker credit performance than the first half, with
higher new default notice activity and a lower cure rate.
We rely on our management team and our business could be
harmed if we are unable to retain qualified personnel or
successfully develop and/or recruit their replacements.
Our success depends, in part, on the skills, working
relationships and continued services of our management team and
other key personnel. The unexpected departure of key personnel
could adversely affect the conduct of our business. In such event,
we would be required to obtain other personnel to manage and
operate our business. In addition, we will be required to replace
the knowledge and expertise of our aging workforce as our workers
retire. In either case, there can be no assurance that we would be
able to develop or recruit suitable replacements for the departing
individuals; that replacements could be hired, if necessary, on
terms that are favorable to us; or that we can successfully
transition such replacements in a timely manner. We currently have
not entered into any employment agreements with our officers or key
personnel. Volatility or lack of performance in our stock price may
affect our ability to retain our key personnel or attract
replacements should key personnel depart. Without a properly
skilled and experienced workforce, our costs, including
productivity costs and costs to replace employees may increase, and
this could negatively impact our earnings.
Loan modification and other similar programs may not
continue to provide substantial benefits to us.
The federal government, including through the U.S. Department of
the Treasury and the GSEs, and several lenders have modification
and refinance programs to make loans more affordable to borrowers
with the goal of reducing the number of foreclosures. These
programs include the Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP")
and the Home Affordable Refinance Program ("HARP"). During 2015 and
2016, we were notified of modifications that cured delinquencies
that had they become paid claims would have resulted in
approximately $0.6 billion and
$0.5 billion, respectively, of
estimated claim payments. These levels are down from a high of
$3.2 billion in 2010.
HAMP expired at the end of 2016 and although HARP has been
extended through September 2017,we believe that we have realized
the majority of the benefits from that program because the number
of loans insured by us that we are aware are entering that program
has decreased significantly. The GSEs have introduced the "Flex
Modification" program to replace HAMP effective in October 2017. Until it becomes effective, loan
servicers must still evaluate borrowers for other GSE modification
programs.
We cannot determine the total benefit we may derive from loan
modification programs, particularly given the uncertainty around
the re-default rates for defaulted loans that have been modified.
Our loss reserves do not account for potential re-defaults of
current loans.
If the volume of low down payment home mortgage
originations declines, the amount of insurance that we write could
decline.
The factors that affect the volume of low down payment mortgage
originations include:
- restrictions on mortgage credit due to more stringent
underwriting standards, liquidity issues or risk-retention and/or
capital requirements affecting lenders,
- the level of home mortgage interest rates and the deductibility
of mortgage interest or mortgage insurance premiums for income tax
purposes,
- the health of the domestic economy as well as conditions in
regional and local economies and the level of consumer
confidence,
- housing affordability,
- population trends, including the rate of household
formation,
- the rate of home price appreciation, which in times of heavy
refinancing can affect whether refinanced loans have loan-to-value
ratios that require private mortgage insurance, and
- government housing policy encouraging loans to first-time
homebuyers.
A decline in the volume of low down payment home mortgage
originations could decrease demand for mortgage insurance and
decrease our new insurance written . For other factors that could
decrease the demand for mortgage insurance, see our risk factor
titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely
affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private
mortgage insurance."
State capital requirements may prevent us from continuing
to write new insurance on an uninterrupted basis.
The insurance laws of 16 jurisdictions, including Wisconsin, our domiciliary state, require a
mortgage insurer to maintain a minimum amount of statutory capital
relative to the risk in force (or a similar measure) in order for
the mortgage insurer to continue to write new business. We refer to
these requirements as the "State Capital Requirements." While they
vary among jurisdictions, the most common State Capital
Requirements allow for a maximum risk-to-capital ratio of 25 to 1.
A risk-to-capital ratio will increase if (i) the percentage
decrease in capital exceeds the percentage decrease in insured
risk, or (ii) the percentage increase in capital is less than the
percentage increase in insured risk. Wisconsin does not regulate capital by using a
risk-to-capital measure but instead requires a minimum policyholder
position ("MPP"). The "policyholder position" of a mortgage insurer
is its net worth or surplus, contingency reserve and a portion of
the reserves for unearned premiums.
At December 31, 2016, MGIC's
preliminary risk-to-capital ratio was 10.7 to 1, below the maximum
allowed by the jurisdictions with State Capital Requirements, and
its preliminary policyholder position was $1.6 billion above the required MPP of
$1.1 billion. In calculating our
risk-to-capital ratio and MPP, we are allowed full credit for the
risk ceded under our reinsurance transaction with a group of
unaffiliated reinsurers. It is possible that under the revised
State Capital Requirements discussed below, MGIC will not be
allowed full credit for the risk ceded to the reinsurers. If MGIC
is not allowed an agreed level of credit under either the State
Capital Requirements or the PMIERs, MGIC may terminate the
reinsurance agreement, without penalty. At this time, we expect
MGIC to continue to comply with the current State Capital
Requirements; however, you should read the rest of these risk
factors for information about matters that could negatively affect
such compliance.
At December 31, 2016, the
preliminary risk-to-capital ratio of our combined insurance
operations (which includes a reinsurance affiliate) was 12.0 to 1.
Reinsurance transactions with our affiliate permit MGIC to write
insurance with a higher coverage percentage than it could on its
own under certain state-specific requirements. A higher
risk-to-capital ratio on a combined basis may indicate that, in
order for MGIC to continue to utilize reinsurance arrangements with
its reinsurance affiliate, additional capital contributions to the
affiliate could be needed.
The NAIC previously announced that it plans to revise the
minimum capital and surplus requirements for mortgage insurers that
are provided for in its Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act. In
May 2016, a working group of state
regulators released an exposure draft of a risk-based capital
framework to establish capital requirements for mortgage insurers,
although no date has been established by which the NAIC must
propose revisions to the capital requirements. We continue to
evaluate the impact of the framework contained in the exposure
draft, including the potential impact of certain items that have
not yet been completely addressed by the framework which include:
the treatment of ceded risk, minimum capital floors, and action
level triggers. Currently we believe that the PMIERs contain the
more restrictive capital requirements in most circumstances.
While MGIC currently meets the State Capital Requirements of
Wisconsin and all other
jurisdictions, it could be prevented from writing new business in
the future in all jurisdictions if it fails to meet the State
Capital Requirements of Wisconsin,
or it could be prevented from writing new business in a particular
jurisdiction if it fails to meet the State Capital Requirements of
that jurisdiction, and in each case MGIC does not obtain a waiver
of such requirements. It is possible that regulatory action by one
or more jurisdictions, including those that do not have specific
State Capital Requirements, may prevent MGIC from continuing to
write new insurance in such jurisdictions. If we are unable to
write business in all jurisdictions, lenders may be unwilling to
procure insurance from us anywhere. In addition, a lender's
assessment of the future ability of our insurance operations to
meet the State Capital Requirements or the PMIERs may affect its
willingness to procure insurance from us. In this regard, see our
risk factor titled "Competition or changes in our relationships
with our customers could reduce our revenues, reduce our premium
yields and/or increase our losses." A possible future failure
by MGIC to meet the State Capital Requirements or the PMIERs will
not necessarily mean that MGIC lacks sufficient resources to pay
claims on its insurance liabilities. While we believe MGIC has
sufficient claims paying resources to meet its claim obligations on
its insurance in force on a timely basis, you should read the rest
of these risk factors for information about matters that could
negatively affect MGIC's claims paying resources.
Downturns in the domestic economy or declines in the value
of borrowers' homes from their value at the time their loans closed
may result in more homeowners defaulting and our losses increasing,
with a corresponding decrease in our returns.
Losses result from events that reduce a borrower's ability or
willingness to continue to make mortgage payments, such as
unemployment, health issues, family status, and whether the home of
a borrower who defaults on his mortgage can be sold for an amount
that will cover unpaid principal and interest and the expenses of
the sale. In general, favorable economic conditions reduce the
likelihood that borrowers will lack sufficient income to pay their
mortgages and also favorably affect the value of homes, thereby
reducing and in some cases even eliminating a loss from a mortgage
default. A deterioration in economic conditions, including an
increase in unemployment, generally increases the likelihood that
borrowers will not have sufficient income to pay their mortgages
and can also adversely affect housing values, which in turn can
influence the willingness of borrowers with sufficient resources to
make mortgage payments to do so when the mortgage balance exceeds
the value of the home. Housing values may decline even absent a
deterioration in economic conditions due to declines in demand for
homes, which in turn may result from changes in buyers' perceptions
of the potential for future appreciation, restrictions on and the
cost of mortgage credit due to more stringent underwriting
standards, higher interest rates generally, changes to the
deductibility of mortgage interest or mortgage insurance premiums
for income tax purposes, or other factors. Changes in housing
values and unemployment levels are inherently difficult to forecast
given the uncertainty in the current market environment, including
uncertainty about the effect of actions the federal government has
taken and may take with respect to tax policies, mortgage finance
programs and policies, and housing finance reform.
The mix of business we write affects our Minimum Required
Assets under the PMIERs, our premium yields and the likelihood of
losses occurring.
The Minimum Required Assets under the PMIERs are, in part, a
function of the direct risk-in-force and the risk profile of the
loans we insure, considering loan-to-value ratio, credit score,
vintage, HARP status and delinquency status; and whether the loans
were insured under lender-paid mortgage insurance policies or other
policies that are not subject to automatic termination consistent
with the Homeowners Protection Act requirements for borrower paid
mortgage insurance. Therefore, if our direct risk-in-force
increases through increases in new insurance written, or if our mix
of business changes to include loans with higher loan-to-value
ratios or lower FICO scores, for example, or if we insure more
loans under lender-paid mortgage insurance policies, all other
things equal, we will be required to hold more Available Assets in
order to maintain GSE eligibility.
The minimum capital required by the risk-based capital framework
contained in the exposure draft released by the NAIC in
May 2016 would be, in part, a
function of certain loan factors, including property location,
loan-to-value ratio and credit score; general underwriting quality
in the market at the time of loan origination; the age of the loan;
and the premium rate we charge. Depending on the provisions of the
capital requirements when they are released in final form and
become effective, our mix of business may affect the minimum
capital we are required to hold under the new framework.
Beginning in 2014, we have increased the percentage of our
business from lender-paid single premium policies. Depending on the
actual life of a single premium policy and its premium rate
relative to that of a monthly premium policy, a single premium
policy may generate more or less premium than a monthly premium
policy over its life.
We have in place a quota share reinsurance transaction with a
group of unaffiliated reinsurers that covers most of our insurance
written from 2013 through 2016, and a portion of our insurance
written prior to 2013. We expect that in the first quarter of 2017,
we will enter into a similar agreement covering most of our new
insurance written in 2017. Although the transactions reduce our
premiums, they have a lesser impact on our overall results, as
losses ceded under the transactions reduce our losses incurred and
the ceding commission we receive reduce our underwriting expenses.
The net cost of reinsurance, with respect to a covered loan, is 6%
(but can be lower if losses are materially higher than we expect).
This cost is derived by dividing the reduction in our pre-tax net
income from such loan with reinsurance by our direct (that is,
without reinsurance) premiums from such loan. Although the net cost
of the reinsurance is generally constant at 6%, the effect of the
reinsurance on the various components of pre-tax income will vary
from period to period, depending on the level of ceded losses.
In addition to the effect of reinsurance on our premiums, we
expect a modest decline in our premium yield resulting from the
premium rates themselves. First, we expect a reduction in volume
from business with lower FICO scores and higher premium rates as a
result of the FHA premium reduction discussed in our risk factor
titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely
affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private
mortgage insurance." Second, the books we wrote before 2009,
which have a higher average premium rate than subsequent books, are
expected to continue to decline as a percentage of the insurance in
force; and the average premium rate on these books is also expected
to decline as the premium rates reset to lower levels at the time
the loans reach the ten-year anniversary of their initial coverage
date. However, for loans that have utilized HARP, the initial
ten-year period was reset to begin as of the date of the HARP
transaction. As of December 31, 2016,
approximately 4% and 2% of our total primary insurance in force was
written in 2007 and 2008, respectively, has not been refinanced
under HARP and is subject to a reset after ten years.
The circumstances in which we are entitled to rescind coverage
have narrowed for insurance we have written in recent years. During
the second quarter of 2012, we began writing a portion of our new
insurance under an endorsement to our then existing master policy
(the "Gold Cert Endorsement"), which limited our ability to rescind
coverage compared to that master policy. To comply with
requirements of the GSEs, we introduced our current master policy
in 2014. Our rescission rights under our current master policy are
comparable to those under our previous master policy, as modified
by the Gold Cert Endorsement, but may be further narrowed if the
GSEs permit modifications to them. Our current master policy is
filed as Exhibit 99.19 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2014
(filed with the SEC on November 7,
2014). All of our primary new insurance on loans with
mortgage insurance application dates on or after October 1, 2014, was written under our current
master policy. As of December 31,
2016, approximately 63% of our flow, primary insurance in
force was written under our Gold Cert Endorsement or our current
master policy.
From time to time, in response to market conditions, we change
the types of loans that we insure and the requirements under which
we insure them. We also change our underwriting guidelines, in part
through aligning some of them with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for
loans that receive and are processed in accordance with certain
approval recommendations from a GSE automated underwriting system.
As a result of changes to our underwriting guidelines and
requirements and other factors, our business written beginning in
the second half of 2013 is expected to have a somewhat higher claim
incidence than business written in 2009 through the first half of
2013. However, we believe this business presents an acceptable
level of risk. Our underwriting requirements are available on our
website at http://www.mgic.com/underwriting/index.html. We monitor
the competitive landscape and will make adjustments to our pricing
and underwriting guidelines as warranted. We also make exceptions
to our underwriting requirements on a loan-by-loan basis and for
certain customer programs. Together, the number of loans for which
exceptions were made accounted for fewer than 2% of the loans we
insured in each of 2015 and 2016.
Even when housing values are stable or rising, mortgages with
certain characteristics have higher probabilities of claims. These
characteristics include loans with higher loan-to-value ratios,
lower FICO scores, limited underwriting, including limited borrower
documentation, or higher total debt-to-income ratios, as well as
loans having combinations of higher risk factors. As of
December 31, 2016, approximately
14.4% of our primary risk in force consisted of loans with
loan-to-value ratios greater than 95%, 3.8% had FICO scores below
620, and 3.7% had limited underwriting, including limited borrower
documentation, each attribute as determined at the time of loan
origination. A material number of these loans were originated in
2005 - 2007 or the first half of 2008. For information about our
classification of loans by FICO score and documentation, see
footnotes (1) and (2) to the composition of primary default
inventory table under "Results of Consolidated Operations – Losses
– Losses incurred" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February
26, 2016.
As of December 31, 2016,
approximately 2% of our primary risk in force consisted of
adjustable rate mortgages in which the initial interest rate may be
adjusted during the five years after the mortgage closing ("ARMs").
We classify as fixed rate loans adjustable rate mortgages in which
the initial interest rate is fixed during the five years after the
mortgage closing. If interest rates should rise between the time of
origination of such loans and when their interest rates may be
reset, claims on ARMs and adjustable rate mortgages whose interest
rates may only be adjusted after five years would be substantially
higher than for fixed rate loans. In addition, we have insured
"interest-only" loans, which may also be ARMs, and loans with
negative amortization features, such as pay option ARMs. We believe
claim rates on these loans will be substantially higher than on
loans without scheduled payment increases that are made to
borrowers of comparable credit quality.
Although we attempt to incorporate these higher expected claim
rates into our underwriting and pricing models, there can be no
assurance that the premiums earned and the associated investment
income will be adequate to compensate for actual losses even under
our current underwriting requirements. We do, however, believe that
our insurance written beginning in the second half of 2008 will
generate underwriting profits.
The premiums we charge may not be adequate to compensate
us for our liabilities for losses and as a result any inadequacy
could materially affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
We set premiums at the time a policy is issued based on our
expectations regarding likely performance of the insured risks over
the long-term. Our premiums are subject to approval by state
regulatory agencies, which can delay or limit our ability to
increase our premiums. Generally, we cannot cancel mortgage
insurance coverage or adjust renewal premiums during the life of a
mortgage insurance policy. As a result, higher than anticipated
claims generally cannot be offset by premium increases on policies
in force or mitigated by our non-renewal or cancellation of
insurance coverage. The premiums we charge, and the associated
investment income, may not be adequate to compensate us for the
risks and costs associated with the insurance coverage provided to
customers. An increase in the number or size of claims, compared to
what we anticipate, could adversely affect our results of
operations or financial condition. Our premium rates are also based
in part on the amount of capital we are required to hold against
the insured risk. If the amount of capital we are required to hold
increases from the amount we were required to hold when a policy
was written, we cannot adjust premiums to compensate for this and
our returns may be lower than we assumed.
The losses we have incurred on our 2005-2008 books have exceeded
our premiums from those books. Our current expectation is that the
incurred losses from those books, although declining, will continue
to generate a material portion of our total incurred losses for a
number of years. The ultimate amount of these losses will depend in
part on general economic conditions, including unemployment, and
the direction of home prices.
We are susceptible to disruptions in the servicing of
mortgage loans that we insure.
We depend on reliable, consistent third-party servicing of the
loans that we insure. Over the last several years, the mortgage
loan servicing industry has experienced consolidation and an
increase in the number of specialty servicers servicing delinquent
loans. The resulting change in the composition of servicers could
lead to disruptions in the servicing of mortgage loans covered by
our insurance policies. Further changes in the servicing industry
resulting in the transfer of servicing could cause a disruption in
the servicing of delinquent loans which could reduce servicers'
ability to undertake mitigation efforts that could help limit our
losses. Future housing market conditions could lead to additional
increases in delinquencies and transfers of servicing.
Changes in interest rates, house prices or mortgage
insurance cancellation requirements may change the length of time
that our policies remain in force.
The premium from a single premium policy is collected upfront
and generally earned over the estimated life of the policy. In
contrast, premiums from a monthly premium policy are received and
earned each month over the life of the policy. In each year, most
of our premiums received are from insurance that has been written
in prior years. As a result, the length of time insurance remains
in force, which is also generally referred to as persistency, is a
significant determinant of our revenues. Future premiums on our
monthly premium policies in force represent a material portion of
our claims paying resources and a low persistency rate will reduce
those future premiums. In contrast, a higher than expected
persistency rate will decrease the profitability from single
premium policies because they will remain in force longer than was
estimated when the policies were written.
The monthly premium policies for the substantial majority of
loans we insured provides that, for the first ten years of the
policy, the premium is determined by the product of the premium
rate and the initial loan balance; thereafter, a lower premium rate
is applied to the initial loan balance. The initial ten-year period
is reset when the loan is refinanced under HARP. The premiums on
many of the policies in our 2006 book that were not refinanced
under HARP reset in 2016. As of December 31,
2016, approximately 4% and 2% of our total primary insurance
in force was written in 2007 and 2008, respectively, has not been
refinanced under HARP, and is subject to a rate reset after ten
years.
Our persistency rate was 76.9% at December 31, 2016, compared to 79.7% at
December 31, 2015 and 82.8% at
December 31, 2014. Since 2000, our
year-end persistency ranged from a high of 84.7% at December 31, 2009 to a low of 47.1% at
December 31, 2003.
Our persistency rate is primarily affected by the level of
current mortgage interest rates compared to the mortgage coupon
rates on our insurance in force, which affects the vulnerability of
the insurance in force to refinancing. Our persistency rate is also
affected by mortgage insurance cancellation policies of mortgage
investors along with the current value of the homes underlying the
mortgages in the insurance in force.
Your ownership in our company may be diluted by additional
capital that we raise or if the holders of our outstanding
convertible debt convert that debt into shares of our common
stock.
As noted above under our risk factor titled "We may not
continue to meet the GSEs' private mortgage insurer eligibility
requirements and our returns may decrease as we are required to
maintain more capital in order to maintain our eligibility,"
although we are currently in compliance with the requirements of
the PMIERs, there can be no assurance that we would not seek to
issue non-dilutive debt capital or to raise additional equity
capital to manage our capital position under the PMIERs or for
other purposes. Any future issuance of equity securities may dilute
your ownership interest in our company. In addition, the market
price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a
large number of shares or similar securities in the market or the
perception that such sales could occur.
At December 31, 2016, we had
outstanding $390 million principal
amount of 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due in 2063
("9% Debentures") (of which approximately $133 million was purchased by and is held by
MGIC, and is eliminated on the consolidated balance sheet),
$145 million principal amount of 5%
Convertible Senior Notes due in 2017 ("5% Notes") and $208 million principal amount of 2% Convertible
Senior Notes due in 2020 ("2% Notes"). The principal amount of the
9% Debentures is currently convertible, at the holder's option, at
an initial conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, of
74.0741 common shares per $1,000
principal amount of debentures. This represents an initial
conversion price of approximately $13.50 per share. We have the right, and may
elect, to defer interest payable under the debentures in the
future. If a holder elects to convert its debentures, the interest
that has been deferred on the debentures being converted is also
convertible into shares of our common stock. The conversion rate
for such deferred interest is based on the average price that our
shares traded at during a 5-day period immediately prior to the
election to convert the associated debentures. We may elect to pay
cash for some or all of the shares issuable upon a conversion of
the debentures.
The 5% Notes are convertible, at the holder's option, at an
initial conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, of 74.4186
shares per $1,000 principal amount at
any time prior to the maturity date. This represents an initial
conversion price of approximately $13.44 per share. Prior to January 1, 2020, the 2% Notes are convertible
only upon satisfaction of one or more conditions. One such
condition is that conversion may occur during any calendar quarter
commencing after March 31, 2014, if
the last reported sale price of our common stock for each of at
least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending
on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately
preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the
applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day. The
notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate, which is
subject to adjustment, of 143.8332 shares per $1,000 principal amount. This represents an
initial conversion price of approximately $6.95 per share. 130% of such conversion price is
$9.03. On or after January 1, 2020, holders may convert their notes
irrespective of satisfaction of the conditions. We do not have the
right to defer interest on our 5% Notes or 2% Notes. For a
discussion of the dilutive effects of our convertible securities on
our earnings per share, see Note 6 – "Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies Earnings per Share" to our consolidated
financial statements in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 7, 2016.
Our holding company debt obligations materially exceed our
holding company cash and investments.
At December 31, 2016, we had
approximately $283 million in cash
and investments at our holding company and our holding company's
debt obligations were $1,168 million
in aggregate principal amount, consisting of $145 million of 5% Notes, $208 million of 2% Notes, $425 million of 5.75% Senior Notes due in 2023
("5.75% Notes"), and $390 million of
9% Debentures (of which approximately $133
million was purchased by and is held by MGIC, and is
eliminated on the consolidated balance sheet). Annual debt service
on the outstanding holding company debt as of December 31, 2016, is approximately $71 million (of which approximately $12 million will be paid to MGIC and will be
eliminated on the consolidated statement of operations). For more
information about the purchase by MGIC of a portion of our
outstanding 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures, see
"Management's Discussion and Analysis – Debt at Our Holding Company
and Holding Company Capital Resources" in our Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC on February 26,
2016. For information about our 2016 public offering of the
5.75% Notes and the use of proceeds from the offering to purchase a
portion of the 2% Notes, see Note 3 – "Debt" to our consolidated
financial statements in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 7, 2016. We
may continue to purchase our debt securities in the future.
The Convertible Senior Notes, Senior Notes and Convertible
Junior Subordinated Debentures are obligations of our holding
company, MGIC Investment Corporation, and not of its subsidiaries.
The payment of dividends from our insurance subsidiaries which,
other than investment income and raising capital in the public
markets, is the principal source of our holding company cash
inflow, is restricted by insurance regulation. MGIC is the
principal source of dividend-paying capacity and OCI authorization
is required for MGIC to pay dividends. In 2016, MGIC paid a
total of $64 million in dividends to
our holding company, its first dividends since 2008, and we expect
to continue to receive quarterly dividends. If any additional
capital contributions to our subsidiaries were required, such
contributions would decrease our holding company cash and
investments. As described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on February 11, 2016, MGIC borrowed
$155 million from the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Chicago. This is an
obligation of MGIC and not of our holding company.
We could be adversely affected if personal information on
consumers that we maintain is improperly disclosed and our
information technology systems may become outdated and we may not
be able to make timely modifications to support our products and
services.
We rely on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of complex
information technology systems. All information technology systems
are potentially vulnerable to damage or interruption from a variety
of sources, including through the actions of third parties. Due to
our reliance on our information technology systems, their damage or
interruption could severely disrupt our operations, which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, business
prospects and results of operations. As part of our business, we
maintain large amounts of personal information on consumers. While
we believe we have appropriate information security policies and
systems to prevent unauthorized disclosure, there can be no
assurance that unauthorized disclosure, either through the actions
of third parties or employees, will not occur. Unauthorized
disclosure could adversely affect our reputation and expose us to
material claims for damages.
In addition, we are in the process of upgrading certain of our
information systems that have been in place for a number of years.
The implementation of these technological improvements is complex,
expensive and time consuming. If we fail to timely and successfully
implement the new technology systems, or if the systems do not
operate as expected, it could have an adverse impact on our
business, business prospects and results of operations.
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