Flagstar Bank was an American commercial bank headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The bank was founded in 1987 and operated as a consumer and commercial bank, mortgage lender, and offered financial services. Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. was acquired by New York Community Bancorp, Inc. on December 1, 2022. New York Community Bancorp subsequently rebranded all of its branches under the Flagstar name and changed its name to Flagstar Financial in 2024.[4] In a corporate restructuring in 2025 Flagstar Financial changed its name to Flagstar Bank, N.A.[5]
History
First Security Savings Bank was founded as a federal savings bank in 1987. The chairman of the bank was Thomas J. Hammond. The initial branch focused on funding regional retail and wholesale mortgage operations. A bank holding company, FSSB Holding Corporation was established in 1993. The following year, the company acquired Security Savings Bank, based in Jackson, Michigan. Two years later in 1996, the company adopted its current name, Flagstar Bank.[6]
In 1997, the company became a public company