Flagstar Completes the Sale of its Georgia Retail Bank Franchise

TROY, Mich., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagstar Bancorp (NYSE: FBC) (the "Company"), the holding company for Flagstar Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), today announced that the Bank has completed its previously announced agreement to sell its 27-branch retail bank franchise in Georgia to PNC Bank, N.A., part of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) ("PNC").

At the closing, the Bank sold or assigned the leases associated with the branches and sold the associated business and retail deposits (approximately $210 million).  PNC paid the Bank net book value of the acquired real estate and fixed and other personal assets associated with the branches.

"With the consummation of this transaction and the previously consummated sale of the retail bank franchise in Indiana, we can now focus our efforts and resources on growing our core markets -- the Michigan retail and commercial banking divisions and New England commercial banking operations," said Joseph P. Campanelli, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO.

About Flagstar

Flagstar Bancorp is a full-service financial services company, offering a range of products and services to consumers, businesses, and homeowners. With $13.7 billion in total assets at September 30, 2011, Flagstar is the largest publicly held savings bank headquartered in the Midwest. As of September 30, 2011, Flagstar operated 162 branches in Michigan, Indiana, and Georgia.  However, Flagstar sold 49 branches in Indiana and Georgia during December. Flagstar also operated, at September 30, 2011, 29 home loan centers in 14 states, and a total of four commercial banking offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Flagstar Bank originates loans nationwide and is one of the leading originators of residential mortgage loans. For more information, please visit flagstar.com.

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SOURCE Flagstar Bancorp