EXHIBIT 23
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-35098 and 33-35099 of Flagstar Companies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated February 13, 1997 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Flagstar
Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1996.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
February 26, 1997