Income Taxes |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes We are a U.S. taxpayer and are subject to a statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate of 21%. Taxable income is reported on our consolidated U.S. federal and various state income tax returns, filed by NMIH on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries. Our effective tax rate on pre-tax income was 22.2% and 22.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, compared to 22.4% and 22.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. Our provision for income taxes for interim reporting periods is established based on our estimated annual effective tax rate for a given year. Our effective tax rate may fluctuate between interim periods due to the impact of discrete items not included in our estimated annual effective tax rate, including the tax effects associated with the vesting of RSUs and exercise of options. Such items are treated on a discrete basis in the reporting period in which they occur. As a mortgage guaranty insurance company, we are eligible to claim a tax deduction for our statutory contingency reserve balance, subject to certain limitations outlined under IRC Section 832(e), and only to the extent we acquire tax and loss bonds in an amount equal to the tax benefit derived from the claimed deduction, which is our intent. As a result, our interim provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 primarily represents a change in our net deferred tax liability. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we held $322.2 million of tax and loss bonds in “Prepaid Federal Income Taxes” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. On July 4, 2025, the United States enacted tax reform legislation through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Included in this legislation are provisions that allow for the immediate expensing of domestic United States research and development expenses, immediate expensing of certain capital expenditures, and other changes to the U.S. taxation of profits derived from foreign operations. We do not currently expect that the Act will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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