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 1, 2025
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 1, 2025, Flagstar Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of Flagstar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an employment agreement with Richard Raffetto, the Senior Executive Vice President and the President of Commercial and Private Banking of the Bank.
The employment agreement provides that Mr. Raffetto will receive an annual base salary of $700,000 and will be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus with a target amount of $700,000. Beginning in the fourth calendar year of employment, Mr. Raffetto will be eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term equity incentive program and receive annual equity award grants on the same basis as other senior executives of the Company, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. He will also be eligible to participate in the Bank’s benefit plans on the same basis as other senior executives of the Bank. The employment agreement further provides for the payment of Mr. Raffetto’s costs and expenses relating to his relocation to the New York City metropolitan area.
Additionally, the employment agreement provides that if Mr. Raffetto is terminated by the Bank for cause (as defined in the agreement), if Mr. Raffetto terminates his employment without good reason (as defined in the agreement), or if Mr. Raffetto’s employment is terminated due to death or disability, he will be entitled to receive certain accrued benefits through the termination date. The employment agreement also provides that if Mr. Raffetto’s employment is terminated by Mr. Raffetto for good reason or by the Bank without cause, Mr. Raffetto will also generally be entitled to receive additional continued health care benefits and a lump sum payment equal to Mr. Raffetto’s base salary and target bonus that would have been paid from the termination date until the third anniversary of the effective date of the employment agreement.
The employment agreement also includes post-employment restrictive covenants, including 12-month non-solicitation of customers and employees, six-month non-competition related to direct competition with the Company’s then-existing material businesses, perpetual confidentiality and mutual non-disparagement.
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.
| Date: | July 7, 2025 | FLAGSTAR FINANCIAL, INC. | |||||||||
| /s/ Bao Nguyen | |||||||||||
| Bao Nguyen | |||||||||||
| Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief of Staff | |||||||||||