Flagstar Financial, Inc. announced the appointment of Brian Callanan, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at Liberty Strategic Capital, to its Board of Directors, effective December 16, 2024. Callanan is a distinguished lawyer with extensive experience in financial regulation, regulatory compliance, and financial technology. At Liberty, Callanan leads the firm's legal function, serves on its Investment Committee, and focuses on financial sector investments.
Prior to joining Liberty, he served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing 2,000 lawyers across the department. As Chief General Counsel, he played a key role in major initiatives such as economic rescue programs during COVID-19, the design of new economic sanctions, and the implementation of tax reform. While serving as Deputy General Counsel, Callanan managed major litigation and advised on regulatory reform efforts, among other responsibilities.
This appointment aligns with the $1.05 billionequity investment in March 2024, which stipulated that two Board seats would be granted to lead investor Liberty Strategic Capital. With Callanan's addition, the Company's Board of Directors, which was reconstituted earlier in 2024, expands to nine members, including Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Otting, Milton Berlinski, Alessandro P. DiNello, Alan Frank, Marshall Lux, Lead Independent Director Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, Allen Puwalski, and Jennifer Whip.