37 The PMI Group, Inc. Forward-Looking Statement The risk that our underwriting policies may not anticipate all risks and/or the magnitude of potential loss; The potential litigation risk associated with our rescission activity and, in the event that we are unsuccessful in defending our rescission decisions, the need to establish loss reserves for, and reassume risk on, delinquent rescinded loans; The risk that we overestimate the number of loans that ultimately cure as a result of loan modifications, which management factors in when establishing loss reserve estimates, and which could result in loss reserves that are insufficient to cover our losses on existing delinquent loans; The aging of our mortgage insurance portfolio and changes in severity or frequency of losses associated with our mortgage insurance policies; The performance of our insured portfolio of higher risk loans, such as Alternative-A (“Alt-A”) and less than-A quality loans, and adjustable rate and interest-only loans, which have resulted in increased losses in prior periods and are expected to result in further losses; The risk that Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac (collectively, the “GSEs”) determine that we are no longer an eligible provider of mortgage insurance; The risk that the value of the contingent note we received in connection with the sale of PMI Australia is reduced and, therefore, reduces or eliminates the commitments of the lenders under our credit facility and requires us to repay amounts borrowed under the credit facility; Further downgrades or other ratings actions with respect to our credit ratings or insurer financial strength ratings assigned by the major rating agencies; Heightened competition from the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans’ Administration or other private mortgage insurers; Potential changes in the charters or business practices of the GSEs, the largest purchasers of mortgages; The potential future impairment of the value of certain securities held in our investment portfolios as a result of the significant volatility in the capital markets; Volatility in our earnings caused by changes in the fair value of our derivative contracts and our need to reevaluate the premium deficiencies in our mortgage insurance business on a quarterly basis; and Heightened regulatory and litigation risks faced by the financial services industry, the mortgage insurance industry and the Company and MIC; Potential additional losses in our European operations as a result of deteriorating economic conditions and the potential that we must make additional capital contributions to those operations, and/or CMG Mortgage Insurance Company, pursuant to capital support agreements. Other risks and uncertainties are discussed in our SEC filings, including in Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements. |