Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2018

NMI Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36174	45-4914248
(State or Other Jurisdiction  of Incorporation)	(Commission  File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

2100 Powell Street, 12th Floor, Emeryville, CA.

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

94608

(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 15, 2018, NMI Holdings, Inc. issued a news release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year to date periods ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information included in, or furnished with, this report has been "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing or other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1*               NMI Holdings, Inc. News Release dated February 15, 2018.

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*  Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NMI Holdings, Inc.

(Registrant)

                

Date: February 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Nicole C. Sanchez
		Nicole C. Sanchez
		VP, Associate General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description

99.1*         NMI Holdings, Inc. News Release dated February 15, 2018.

*  Furnished herewith

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