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Exhibit 10.1




EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




     THIS AGREEMENT, originally effective as of December 31, 1997, by and between Flagstar Bank,
FSB (the “Bank”) and Thomas J. Hammond (the “Employee”) in correlation with a separate, but
substantially similar, employment agreement between the Employee and Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (the
“Company”) effective as of the same date, is continued, amended and restated as follows effective
January 1, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).



     WHEREAS, the Bank and the Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company”) wish
to continue to assure retention of the services of the Employee for the period provided in this
Agreement;



     WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to serve in the employ of the Company for this period; and




     WHEREAS, certain provisions of the original agreement require amending to comply with certain
provisions of the law, specifically including Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.



     NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows:



     1. Employment. The Employee is employed as the Chairman of the Company. The Employee
shall render such administrative and management services for the Company as are currently rendered
and as are customarily performed by persons situated in a similar executive capacity. The Employee
shall also promote, by entertainment or otherwise, as and to the extent permitted by law, the
business of the Company. The Employee’s other duties shall be such as the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”) may from time to time reasonably direct.



     2. Base Compensation. The Bank agrees to pay the Employee during the term of this
Agreement an annual base salary, payable in cash in accordance with the payroll practices of the
Bank, at such rate as determined by the Company’s Board (or as delegated by the Board to the
Company’s Compensation Committee). The Company and the Employee agree that this amount will be not
less than $625,000. The Compensation Committee shall review, not less often than annually, the
rate of the Employee’s salary, and the Board, in its sole discretion (unless delegated to the
Compensation Committee), may decide to increase Employee’s salary..



     3. Discretionary Bonuses. From time to time the Employee may be entitled to
discretionary bonuses at the discretion of the Board and/or the Compensation Committee. No other
compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute for the Employee’s right
to receive discretionary bonuses.



     4. Additional Benefits.





     (a) Participation in Retirement, Medical and Other Plans. To the extent
eligible under the terms thereof, the Employee shall participate in any plan that the
Company maintains for the benefit of its employees if the plan relates to (i) pension,
profit-sharing, or other retirement benefits, (ii) medical insurance or the reimbursement of
medical or dependent care expenses, or (iii) other group benefits, including disability and
life insurance plans.



 









 






     (b) Employee Benefits: Expenses. The Employee shall participate in any
fringe benefits which are or may become available to the Company’s senior management
employees and which are commensurate with the responsibilities and functions to be performed
by the Employee under this Agreement. The Employee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
out-of-pocket business expenses which Employee shall incur in connection with his services
under this Agreement upon substantiation of such expenses in accordance with the policies of
the Company.




     (c) Liability Insurance: Indemnification. The Company shall provide the
Employee (including Employee’s heirs, executors, and administrators) with coverage under a
standard directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy at the Company’s expense, or in
lieu thereof, shall indemnify the Employee (and Employee’s heirs, executors, and
administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Federal law against all expenses and
liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or
proceeding in which Employee may be involved by reason of Employee’s having been a director
or officer of the Company (whether or not Employee continues to be a director or officer at
the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities); such expenses and liabilities to
include, but not limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys’ fees and the cost of
reasonable settlements, and such settlements to be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not extend to matters as to
which the Employee is finally adjudged to be liable for willful misconduct or gross
negligence in the performance of duties as a director or officer of the Company.



     5. Term. The Company hereby employs the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts
such employment under this Agreement, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on
December 31, 2009 (or such earlier date as is determined in accordance with Section 9).
Additionally, on the 1st of January of each year starting on January 1, 2008, the Employee’s term
of employment may be extended by an additional one-year, provided the Board determines in a duly
adopted resolution that this Agreement shall be extended.
“Expiration Date” shall mean the last day of the term of
this agreement.



     6. Loyalty: Noncompetition.



          (a) During the term of employment hereunder and except for illnesses, reasonable vacation
periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, the Employee shall devote the necessary business time,
attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of duties to the Company hereunder and/or
to its affiliates; provided, however, that the Employee may serve on the boards of directors of,
and hold any other offices or positions in, companies or organizations which will not present, in
the reasonable opinion of the Board, any conflict of interest with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates, or unfavorably affect the performance of the Employee’s duties pursuant
to this Agreement, or will not violate any applicable statute or regulation. During the term of
employment under this Agreement, the Employee shall not engage in any business or activity contrary
to the business affairs or interests of the Company and/or its affiliates.




          (b) Nothing contained in this Paragraph 6 shall be deemed to prevent or limit the Employee’s
right to invest in the capital stock or other securities of any business dissimilar from that of
the Company, or to participate as an active or passive investor in any business.




     7. Standards. The Employee shall perform duties under this Agreement in accordance
with such reasonable standards as the Board may establish from time to time. The



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Company will provide the Employee with the working facilities and staff customary for similar
executives and necessary to perform duties.



     8. Paid
Time Off. At such reasonable times as the Board shall in its
discretion permit, the Employee shall be entitled, without loss of pay, to be absent voluntarily
from the performance of employment under this Agreement. All such voluntary absences will count as
paid time off, provided that:



          (a) The
Employee shall be entitled to paid time off in accordance with the policies
that the Bank periodically establishes for various senior management employees of the Company.




          (b) The Employee shall not receive any additional compensation from the Company on account of
Employee’s failure to take paid time off, and the Employee shall accumulate unused
paid time off from one fiscal year to the next only to the extent provided by the Bank’s
policy for its employees in general or as required by law.




          (c) In
addition to the aforesaid paid time off, the Employee shall be entitled without loss
of pay, to be absent voluntarily from the performance of employment with the Company for such
additional periods of time and for such valid and legitimate reasons as the Board may in its
discretion determine. Further, the Board may grant to the Employee a leave or leaves of absence,
with or without pay, at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as such Board in its
discretion may determine.




     9. Termination and Termination Pay. Subject to Section 11 hereof, the Employee’s
employment hereunder may be terminated under the following circumstances:



          (a) Death. The Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate upon
Employee’s death during the term of this Agreement, in which event the Employee’s estate shall be
entitled to receive six months base compensation plus any accrued and unpaid discretionary bonus
due Employee at the time of death, payable in a lump sum the first of the month following the
Employee’s death. In addition, the Company shall maintain at the same level of Company
contribution as prior to the Employee’s death, the existing medical insurance for the Employee’s
immediate family for six months after the Employee’s death.




          (b) Disability. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment after having
established the Employee’s Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means a
physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Employee’s ability to substantially perform duties
under this Agreement, or which can be expected to impair the Employee’s ability to substantially
perform duties under this Agreement for a period of 180 consecutive days. The Employee shall be
entitled to the compensation and benefits provided for under this Agreement for (i) any period
during the term of this Agreement and prior to the establishment of the Employee’s Disability
during which the Employee is unable to work due to the physical or mental infirmity at the election
of the Board of Directors, or (ii) any period of Disability which is prior to the Employee’s
termination of employment pursuant to this Section 9(b).




          (c) Just Cause. The Board may, by written notice to the Employee, immediately
terminate Employee’s employment at any time for Just Cause. The Employee shall have no right to
receive compensation or other benefits for any period after termination for Just Cause. Termination
for “Just Cause” shall mean termination because of, in the good faith determination of the Board,
the Employee’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful




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misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform
stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or
similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of this
Agreement. No act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be considered “willful” failure
to act if such act was in the best interest of the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of
the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated
for Just Cause unless there shall have been delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the membership of the Board at a
meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and
an opportunity for the Employee to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith
opinion of the Board the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above of this Subsection (c) and
specifying the particulars thereof in detail.




          (d) Without Just Cause; Constructive Discharge. (1) The Board may, by written notice
to the Employee, immediately terminate Employee’s employment at any time for a reason other than
Just Cause, in which event the Employee shall be entitled to receive the following compensation and
benefits (unless such termination occurs within the time period set forth in Section 11(b) hereof
in which event the benefits and compensation provided for in Section 11 shall apply): (i) The
annual amount of base compensation under Section 2 of this Agreement at the rate then in effect,
(ii) the annual amount of incentive compensation under the Company’s incentive compensation program
then in effect assuming that the Company achieves 100% of its target goals for the year that such
termination occurs, provided, however, that any stock based compensation that would otherwise be
issued in accordance with such program (i.e., options, stock grants, SARs, etc) shall instead be
settled in a cash payment payable as set forth below; and (iii) continued participation under the
Company’s benefit plans (other than the incentive compensation program) with the Company
maintaining its same level as contributions as immediately prior to the termination, but only to
the extent the Employee continues to qualify for participation therein, through the Expiration
Date. The Company will pay all amounts due under this subsection (d) to the Employee in a single
lump sum cash payment six months following the date of the Employee’s termination; provided,
however, that if the Employee dies prior to payment, the payment will be made to the Employee’s
beneficiaries on the first of the month following the Employee’s death, if sooner.




               (2) The Employee may voluntarily terminate employment under this Agreement, in which case the
Employee will receive the compensation and benefits payable under Section 9(d)(1) hereof upon the
occurrence of any of the following events which has not been consented to in advance by the
Employee in writing (unless such voluntary termination occurs within the time period set forth in
Section 11(b) hereof in which event the benefits and compensation provided for in Section 11 shall
apply): (i) the requirement that the personal residence of the Employee be moved, or perform
principal executive functions, more than 50 miles from Employee’s primary office; (ii) a material
reduction without reasonable cause in the Employee’s base compensation; (iii) the failure by the
Company to continue to provide the Employee with compensation and benefits provided for under this
Agreement, or with benefits substantially similar to those provided under any of the employee
benefit plans in which the Employee now or hereafter becomes a participant, or the taking of any
action by the Company which would directly or indirectly reduce any of such benefits or deprive the
Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed; or (iv) the assignment to the Employee of duties
and responsibilities materially different from those normally associated with Employee’s position
as referenced at Section 1; or (v) a material diminution or reduction in the Employee’s
responsibilities or authority (including reporting responsibilities) in connection with his
employment with the Company. The Company will pay all amounts due under this subsection



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(d)(2) to the Employee in a single lump sum cash payment six months following the date of the
Employee’s termination; provided, however, that if the Employee dies prior to payment, the payment
will be made to the Employee’s beneficiaries on the first of the month following the Employee’s
death, if sooner.



               (3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but only to the extent required under federal banking law,
the amount payable under clause (d)(1)(i) hereof shall be reduced to the extent that on the date of
the Employee’s termination of employment, the present value of the benefits payable under clauses
(d)(1)(i) and (ii) hereof exceeds the limitation on severance benefits that is set forth in
applicable regulations or other guidance of the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), as in effect
on the Effective Date. In the event that Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”) becomes applicable to payments made under this Section 9(d), and the payments
exceed the “Maximum Amount” as defined in Section 11(a)(1) hereof, the payments shall be reduced as
provided by Section 11(a)(2) of this Agreement.



          (e) Termination or Suspension Under Federal Law. (1) If the Employee is removed
and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order
issued under Sections 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) (12 U.S.C.
1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate, as of the
effective date of the order with the exception of vested stock or option rights.




               (2) If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of FDIA), all obligations under
this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default; however, this Paragraph shall not affect
the vested rights of the Employee.



               (3) All obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, except to the extent that
continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank; (i) by the
Director of the OTS, or designee, at the time that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”) enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the
authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA; or (ii) by the Director of the OTS, or designee,
at the time that the Director of the OTS, or designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve
problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Director of the OTS
to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Such action shall not affect any vested rights of the
Employee



               (4) If a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) or
(g)(1)) suspends and/or temporarily prohibits the Employee from participating in the conduct of the
Bank’s affairs, the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of
such service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are
dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation
withheld while its contract obligations were suspended, and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part)
any of its obligations which were suspended.



          (f) Voluntary Termination by Employee. Subject to Section 11 hereof, the Employee may
voluntarily terminate employment with the Company during the term of this Agreement, upon at least
60 days’ prior written notice to the Board of Directors, in which case the Employee shall receive
only his compensation, vested rights and employee benefits up to the date of termination (unless
such termination occurs pursuant to Section 9(d)(2) hereof or within the time period set forth in
Section 11(a) hereof, in which event the benefits and compensation




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provided for in Section 9(d) or 11, as applicable, shall apply). Should the Employee
voluntarily terminate employment without providing 60 days prior written notice to the Board of
Directors, the Board of Directors may at its election negate and void any vested rights and/or
employee benefits accrued.




          (g) Effect of Equity Plans. In addition to any rights or payments to which Employee
or his beneficiaries is entitled under this Section 9, Employee or his beneficiaries is entitled to
such additional rights as may be provided for under the Company’s equity plans or arrangements,
including, but not limited to the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan or its successor or
replacement, if any.




     10. No Mitigation. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and no such payment
shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or benefits provided to the Employee
in any subsequent employment.



     11. Change in Control.



          (a) Change in Control: Involuntary Termination. (1) Notwithstanding any provision
herein to the contrary, if the Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by the
Company, without the Employee’s prior written consent and for a reason other than Just Cause, in
connection with or within 12 months after any change in control of the Company, the Employee shall,
subject to paragraph (2) of this Section 11(a), be paid an amount equal to the difference between
(i) the product of 2.99 times Employee’s “base amount” as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code
and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Maximum Amount”), and (ii) the sum of any other
parachute payments (as defined under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) that the Employee receives on
account of the change in control. Said sum shall be paid in one lump sum cash payment six months
from the date of the Employee’s termination, and shall be paid in lieu of the payment of any
benefits under Section 9 hereof; provided, however, that if the Employee dies prior to payment, the
payment will be made to the Employee’s beneficiaries on the first of the month following the
Employee’s death, if sooner.




          The Company shall also maintain existing health insurance, at the same level of Company
contribution as prior to the Employee’s termination, for six months after the Employee’s
termination, or if the Employee dies within such six months, the Company shall maintain health
insurance for the Employee’s immediate family, at the same level of Company contribution as prior
to the Employee’s death, for a six-month period beginning on the Employee’s death.




               (2) In the event that the Employee and the Company jointly determine and agree that the total
parachute payments receivable under clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 11(a)(1) hereof exceed the
Maximum Amount, notwithstanding the payment procedure set forth in Section 11(a)(1) hereof, the
Company will reduce the lump sum amount described in Section 11(a)(1) as required so that the total
parachute payments to be received by the Employee do not exceed the Maximum Amount.



               (3) As a result of uncertainty in application of Section 280G of the Code at the time of
payment hereunder, it is possible that such payments will have been made by the Company which
should not have been made (“Overpayment”) or that additional payments will not have been made by
the Company which should have been made (“Underpayment”), in each



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case, consistent with the calculations required to be made under Section 11(a)(1) hereof. In
the event that the Employee, based upon the assertion by the Internal Revenue Service against the
Employee of a deficiency which the Employee believes has a high probability of success, determines
that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment paid or distributed by the Company to or
for the benefit of Employee shall be treated for all purposes as a loan ab initio
which the Employee shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate
provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(B) of the Code; provided, however, that no such loan shall be
deemed to have been made and no amount shall be payable by the Employee to the Company if and to
the extent such deemed loan and payment would not either reduce the amount on which the Employee is
subject to tax under Section 1 and Section 4999 of the Code or generate a refund of such taxes. In
the event that the Employee and the Company determine, based upon controlling precedent or other
substantial authority, that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly
paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Employee together with interest at the applicable
federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(B) of the Code.



               (4) The term “change in control” shall mean any one of the following events: (i) the
acquisition of ownership, holding or power to vote more than 50% of the Company’s voting stock,
(ii) the acquisition of the ability to control the election of a majority of the Company’s
directors, (iii) the acquisition of a controlling influence over the management or policies of the
Company by any person or by persons acting as a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), or (iv) the acquisition of control of the Company
within the meaning of 12 C.F.R. Part 574 or its applicable equivalent (except in the case of (i),
(ii), (iii) and (iv) hereof, ownership or control of the Company by the parent holding company,
namely Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., itself shall not constitute a “change in control”). For purposes of
this subparagraph only, the term “person” refers to an individual or a corporation, partnership,
trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated
organization or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, but only to the extent required under federal banking law, the
amount payable under Subsection (a) of this Section 11 shall be reduced to the extent that on the
date of the Employee’s termination of employment, the amount payable under Subsection (a) of this
Section 11 exceeds the limitation on severance benefits that is set forth in Regulatory Bulletin
27a of the OTS, as in effect on the Effective Date.



          (b) Change in Control: Voluntary Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to Section 11(a)(2) hereof, the Employee may
voluntarily terminate employment under this Agreement within 12 months following a change in
control of the Company, as defined in paragraph (a)(4) of this Section 11, should any of the
following events occur and which have not been consented to in advance by the Employee in writing:
(i) the requirement that the Employee perform his principal executive functions more than 50 miles
from Employee’s primary office as of the date of the change in control; (ii) a material reduction
in the Employee’s base compensation as in effect on the date of the change in control or as the
same may be changed by mutual agreement from time to time; (iii) the failure by the Company to
continue to provide the Employee with compensation and benefits provided for under this Agreement,
as the same may be increased from time to time, or with benefits substantially similar to those
provided under any employee benefit plan in which the Employee is a participant at the time of the
change in control, or the taking of any action which would materially reduce any of such benefits
or deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed at the time of the change in
control; (iv) the assignment to the Employee of duties and responsibilities materially different
from those normally associated with Employee’s position as




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referenced at Section 1; or (v) a material diminution or reduction in the Employee’s
responsibilities or authority (including reporting responsibilities, which, in the case of a Change
of Control, shall be defined to include performing such responsibilities solely for a subsidiary of
the controlling entity) in connection with employment with the Company. In any of these cases, the
Employee will receive the payment under the terms described in Section 11(a)(1) of this Agreement
six months from the date of the Employee’s termination; provided, however, that if the Employee
dies prior to payment, the payment will be made to the Employee’s beneficiaries on the first of the
month following the Employee’s death, if sooner. Payment under this subsection (b) is in lieu of
the payment of any benefits under Section 9 hereof.




          (c) Compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k). Any payments made to the Employee
pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with
12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.




          (d) Effect of Equity Plans. In addition to any rights or payments to which Employee
or his beneficiaries is entitled under this Section 11, Employee or his beneficiaries is entitled
to such additional rights as may be provided for under the Company’s equity plans or arrangements,
including, but not limited to the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan or its successor or
replacement, if any.




12. Arbitration; Reimbursement of Expenses




          (a) Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any
court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that until the Expiration Date the Employee shall be
entitled to seek specific performance of Employee’s right to be paid during the pendency of any
dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. Any arbitration
proceeding shall be governed by and subject to Michigan arbitration law.




          (b) Reimbursement. All reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred by the
Employee pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement, or its
specific performance, shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company, if the Employee is the prevailing
party. Such payment or reimbursement shall be made within ten (10) days of Employee’s furnishing
the Company written evidence, which may be in the form, among other things, of a canceled check or
receipt, of any costs or expenses incurred by the Employee.




     13. Federal Income Tax Withholding. The Company may withhold all Federal and State
income or other taxes from any benefit payable under this Agreement as shall be required pursuant
to any law or government regulation or ruling.



     14. Successors and Assigns.



          (a) Company. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company, provided that
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any corporate or other successor
of the Company which shall acquire, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, purchase or
otherwise, all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company.




          (b) Employee. Since the Company is contracting for the unique and personal skills of
the Employee, the Employee shall be precluded from assigning or delegating Employee’s rights or
duties hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the




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Company; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall preclude (i) the Employee
from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon death, or (ii) the
executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of the Employee or Employee’s estate from
assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereunto.




          (c) Attachment. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance,
charge, pledge, or hypothecation or to exclusion, attachment, levy or similar process or assignment
by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be
null, void and of no effect.




     15. Amendments. No amendments, no oral discussions and/or additions to this Agreement
shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties, except as herein
otherwise specifically provided.



     16. Applicable Law. Except to the extent preempted by Federal law, the laws of the
State of Michigan shall govern this Agreement in all respects, whether as to its validity,
construction, capacity, performance or otherwise.



     17. Conformance With Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, this Agreement will be administered, construed and deemed amended in accordance with
all applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, Internal Revenue Code Section
409A.



     18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the other provisions hereof.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of this 28h day of February
2007, effective as of the Effective Date specified above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark T. Hammond
 	 
	 	 	Mark T. Hammond, President and CEO 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	FLAGSTAR BANCORP, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark T. Hammond
 	 
	 	 	Mark T. Hammond, President and CEO 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	THOMAS J. HAMMOND, Employee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas J. Hammond
 	 
	 	 	Thomas J. Hammond 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 




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