UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 27, 2005

                             FLAGSTAR BANCORP, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          MICHIGAN                       1-16577                  38-3150651
(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                    Number)           Identification No.)

          5151 CORPORATE DRIVE, TROY, MICHIGAN                     48098
        (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (248) 312-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

      (c) On July 27, 2005, the Board of Directors of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company") appointed Joel D. Murray to the position of Senior
Vice-President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Murray, 47, was previously a
First Vice President of Flagstar Bank, fsb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company (the "Bank"), from July 2004. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Murray
served as an auditor with the Fort Worth, Texas-based accounting firm of Whitley
Penn from December 2003 to May 2004. From June 2003 to November 2003, Mr. Murray
served as an accounting consultant. He joined Grant Thornton LLP, CPAs, in 1988
and served as an audit partner from 1990 to May 2003. From 1979 to 1988, Mr.
Murray was an accountant with the Price Waterhouse accounting firm. Mr. Murray
received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Baylor University in 1979.

      There is no family relationship between Mr. Murray and any director or
executive office of the Company.

      Mr. Murray entered into an employment agreement with the Bank, dated July
6, 2004, which remains in effect, although Mr. Murray no longer serves as First
Vice President of the Bank. The Agreement has a term of 36 months and provides
for a current base salary of $215,000 per year, increasing to $225,000 in July
2006. Mr. Murray is also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus and
participate in other employee benefits maintained by the Company for its
employees. If Mr. Murray's employment is terminated by the Company without `just
cause" (as defined therein), he will be entitled to his base salary through the
remaining 36 month term of the Agreement plus an amount equal to all health,
life, disability and other benefits he would have been eligible to participate
in through the remaining term, subject to applicable limitations on severance
benefits established by the Office of Thrift Supervision. Mr. Murray is required
to devote his full business time to the business of the Company and is subject
to a noncompetition provision. Mr. Murray's employment agreement is filed
herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)   The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:



Exhibit No.    Exhibit Description
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   10.1        Employment Agreement between Flagstar Bank, FSB and Joel Murray,
               dated July 6, 2004.


                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                     FLAGSTAR BANCORP, INC.

Dated: August 2, 2005                By: /s/ Paul D. Borja
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Paul D. Borja
                                             Executive Vice-President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
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   10.1        Employment Agreement between Flagstar Bank, FSB and Joel Murray,
               dated July 6, 2004.