EXHIBIT 23.2 [LETTERHEAD OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP] INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-99378 of The PMI Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 20, 2000, appearing and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The PMI Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP San Francisco, California June 12, 2001