START OF PAGE: 200 NOTICE OF ACCELERATION AND NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Assert and protect your rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serving on active military duty, including active military duty as a member of the 'Iexas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, please send written notice of the active duty military service to the sender of this notice immediately. DEED OF TRUST INFORMATION; Date: November 24, 2021 Grantor(s): Abdul Samad and Marlum Ghulam, husband and wife Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. DBA Real Estate Mortgage Network, a corporation, its successors and assigns Original Principal: Recording Information: Property County: $345,000.00 2021201523 FortBend Property: LOT 11, BLOCK 3, ALIANA SEC 69, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO TIIE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO. 20190140, MAP /OR PLAT RECORDS, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Property Address: 12511 Larkington Lane Richmond, TX 77407 MORTGAGE SERVICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage Servicer, if not the Current Mortgagee, is representing the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a Mortgage Servicing Agreement. Current Mortgagee: Wilmington 1rust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware 'Irustee of SMRF 'Irust VII-A Mortgage Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Mortgage Servicer 3217 s. Decker Lake Drive Address: Salt Lake City, UT 84119 SALE INFORMATION: Date of Sale: August 4, 2026 / Tone of Sale: 1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter. Place of Sale: At the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy -Patton Hall, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, Toxas 77469 or if the preceding area is no longer the designated Substitute Trustee: Substitute Trustee Address: area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner·s Court. Hubzu, and Padgett Law Group, any to act 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 flLED FOR RECORD ~0-TIME~ PLG File Number: 26-008409-1 JUN 3 O 2026 I~ County~rt Band Co. Texas er' 1 START OF PAGE: 201 APPOINIMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(.S) IDENTIFIED ro SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN IBIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATIDRNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF IBE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. Toe undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and/or mortgage servicer, and in such capacity does hereby remove the original trustee and all successor substitute trustees under the aboveed.escribed Deed of Trust and appoints in their place, any to act, those substitute trustees identified in the SALE INFORMATION section of this notice, whose address is do Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 as Substitute Trustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers and duties to set aside the said original trustee under said Deed of Trust, and further does hereby requestJ authorizeJ and instruct said Substitute Trustees to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary therein. WHEREAS, the above-named Grantor(s) previously conveyed the above-described property in trust to secure payment of the Note set forth in the above-described Deed of Trust; and • WHEREAS, a default under the Note and Deed of Trust was declared, such default was reported to not have been cured, and all sums secured by such Deed of Trust are declared immediately due and payable. WHEREAS, the original 'Ihlstee and any previously appointed Substitute Trustee under said Deed of Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute Trustees, have been appointed as Substitute Trustees and authorized by the Mortgage Servicer to enforce the power of sale granted in the Deed of Trust; and WHEREASJ the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the Current Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute Trustees; NOWJ THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the foregoing matters and that: 1. The maturity of the Note is hereby accelerated, and all sums secured by the Deed of Trust are declared to be immediately due and payable. 2. The herein appointed Substitute Trustees, any to act, as Substitute Trustee will sell the Property to the highest bidder for cash on the date, at the place, and no earlier than the time set forth above in the Sale Information section of this notice. The sale will begin within three hours after that time. 3. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN")J a bureau of the U.S. Department of '.lreaswy, now requires the collection, certifi.cation and reporting of cenain information relating to non-fi.nanced transfers of real property to legal entities and/or trusts, which such information the successful bidder(s) shall be expected to provide to the auctioneer at the time of the subject sale. Interested bidders with questions regarding the necessary information to be provided are hereby directed, generally, to FinCEN's website and, more specifically to the FinCEN Real Estate Report located in the forms bank thereof. 4. This sale shall be subject to any legal impediments to the sale of the Property to any exceptions referenced in the Deed of Trust or appearing of record to the extent the same are still in effect and shall not cover any property that has been released from the lien imposed by the Deed of Trust 5. No warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for the particular purpose shall be conveyed at the sale, save and except the Grantor's warranties specifically authorized by the Granter in the Deed of Trust. Toe property shall be sold "AS-IS", purchaser's will buy the property "at the purchaser's own risk" and "at his peril" and no representation is made concerning the quality or nature of title to be acquired. Purchasers will receive whatever interest Granter and Grantor's assigns have in the property, subject to any liens or interest of any kind that may survive the sale. Interested persons are encouraged to consult counsel of their choice prior to participating in the sale of the property. 6. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of PLG File Number: 26-008409~1 2 START OF PAGE: 202 . ' the funds paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's Attorney, or the duly appointed Substitute Trustee. Padgett Law Group, LLC CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is Jeff Leva and my address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare llllder penalty of perjury that on 06/30/2026 , I filed at the office of the Fort Bend County Clerk to be posted at the Fort Bend County courthouse this notice of sale. Declamit's:l:, _+_f __ ,..;;.Je __ ff;...;;L=ev.;;..;;a'--------­ Date: 06/30/2026 Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 WITNESS MY HAND this ___ day of _______ _, __ _ PLG File Number: 26-008409-1 3