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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





                                 Flagstar Trust
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



                Delaware                                 38-3150651
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(State of incorporation or organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



  5151 Corporate Drive, Troy, Michigan                   48098-2639
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

   If this form relates to the             If this form relates to the
   registration of a class of securities   registration of a class of securities
   pursuant to Section 12(b) of the        pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
   Exchange Act and is effective           Exchange Act and is effective
   pursuant to General Instruction         pursuant to General Instruction
   A.(c), please check the following       A.(d), please check the following
   box. [X]                                box.  [ ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



              Title of each class                               Name of each exchange on which
              To be so registered                               each class is to be registered
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       Preferred Stock, Liquidation Amount                         New York Stock Exchange
       $25.00 Per Preferred Security



Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None

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ITEM 1.           DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

         The information required by this Item is included under the captions
"Description of the Preferred Securities" (pages 24-37) and "Risk Factors -
Preferred Securities Risk Factors" (pages 7-10) of the Prospectus included as
part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No.
333-75147-01, as initially filed on March 26, 1999 (the "Form S-3"), and
thereafter amended, which information is incorporated herein by reference to the
Form S-3.



ITEM 2.           EXHIBITS

         The following exhibits have been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:

         1.       Certificate of Trust of Flagstar Trust, incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Registration Statement on Form
                  S-3, Registration Statement No. 333-75147-01.

         2.       Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Flagstar Trust,
                  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registration
                  Statement on Form S-3, Registration Statement No.
                  333-75147-01.



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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                 Flagstar Trust

                                 By:      /s/ Thomas J. Hammond
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                                 Name:  Thomas J. Hammond
                                 Title:  Administrative Trustee

Dated:  June 28, 2001