TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-2820 FILED 4/16/2026 1:04:27 PM T.S. #; 2026-22665-TX PPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE. THE PERSON SIGNING ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. e with Texas Property Code §51.0076, as attorney-in-fact for the Mortgagee or Mortgage Servicer, 1. Date, Time, and Place of Sale. Date: 6/2/2026 Time: The earliest time Place: Harris County Courtho THE BAYOU CITY E KNIGHT RD, HOUSTON, the area most recently designat 10:00 AM, or within three (3) hours after that time. [lowing location: 9401 Knight Rd, Houston, TX 77045, jNOLIA SOUTH BALLROOM, LOCATED AT 9401 preceding area is no longer the designated area, at County Commissioners Court. 2. Property To Be Sold. LOT TWENTY-ONE (21), IN B K, SUNRISE PINES, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP O! OF RECORDED IN FILM CODE NO. 596222 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. Commonly known as: 13442 RYAN RIDGE LANE HOUST@®S, TX, Deed of Trust dated 3/30/2007 and recorded in the ler County Clerk’s File No 20070204660, in Book 3. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed i office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas, recorded on 4/5/200' -- and Page -- in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. Grantor(s): LAWRENCE E. LEONARD, A SINGLE PERSO: Original Trustee: SCOTT R. VALBY Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., HAMMERSMITH FINANCIAL, L.P., its successo Current Mortgagee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Servicer: Freedom Mortgage Corporation eneficiary, as nominee for d assi  TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-2820 FILED 4/16/2026 1:04:27 PM T.S, #: 2026-22665-TX 4, Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash, subject to the provisions of the Deed of Trust permitting the Mortgagee thereunder to have the bid credited to the note up to the amount of the unpaid debt secured by the Deed of Trust at the time of sale. Pursuant to §51.009 of the Texas Property Code, the property will be sold in “AS IS, WHERE IS” condition, without any express or implied warranties, except as to the warranties of title (if any) provided for under the Deed of Trust. 5. Notice Regarding Federal Reporting Requirements. Please be advised that the highest bidder (“purchaser”) at this trustee’s sale may be required to provide information, documentation and/or certification as mandated by applicable federal law, and entity and trust purchasers should be prepared to provide beneficial ownership information as may be required by federal orting requirements effective for transfers of residential real property to covered transferees on or after 3/1/2026. If pplicable, the required information must be provided to the trustee before a trustee’s deed will be issued for covered transfers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications can be found at ‘ incen.gov/rre-faqs#D_5 or _ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/anti-money- gulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers. red. The Deed of Trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness and obligations described “Obligations”), including, but not limited to: (1) the promissory note in the original principal amount LAWRENCE E. LEONARD, A SINGLE PERSON, and payable to the order of Mortgage s, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for HAMMERSMITH FINANCIAL, L.P., its successors and xtensions of the note; and (3) any and all present and future indebtedness of the Trustor(s) to the Electronic’ Reg assigns; (2) all current holder o ing Agreement and Texas Property Code §51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and a sulting foreclosure of the lien securing the Property referenced above. Freedom Mortgage Corporation as c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporation 11988 EXIT 5 PRWY BLDG 4 FISHERS IN 46037-7939 Phone: (855) 690-5900 NESTOR SOLUTIO. , as,attor: in-fact for ~ FREEDOM MORTGAGE COR ON By: Dated: 4/13/2026 Christopher K. Baxter Senior Vice President Texas Bar No. 90001747 214 5th Street, Suite 205 Huntington Beach, California 92648 | Phone: (888) 403-4115 Fax: (888) 345-5501 For sale information visit: https://www.xome.com or Contact (800) 758-8052