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 Texas 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: March 28, 2018 Grantor(s): WENDIE MICHELLE PATRICK, SINGLE WOMAN Original MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SY INCY /AS Mortgagee: NOMINEE FOR ASPIRE FINANCIAL, INC., DBA TEXASLY -COM Original Principal: $188,467.00 Recording D218065327 Information: Property County: Tarrant Property: LOT 33, BLOCK A, OF ASHWQOB PARK, TWO, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF AZLE, TARRA Y, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF R RDBD IN DOGUMENT NO. D217110085, Property Address: 1345 Briarwood Drive Azle, TX 76020 Mortgage Servicer Address: ust 4, 2026 0 AM or within three hours thereafter. Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 West Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76196 or, if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner’s Court. Substitute Auction.com, LLC, and Padgett Law Group, any to act Trustee: Substitute 546 Silicon Dr, Suite 103 Trustee Address: Southlake, TX 76092 FILED MAY 2 1 2026 PLG File Number: 26-008978-1 1 COUNTY CLERK, TARRANT CO,, TEXAS bY. DEPUTY P226013477 Page 2 of 3 . APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. The 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 above-described Deed of Trust N said Deed of Trust, and further does hereby request, authorize, and instruct said Substitute 7 and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary therein. WHEREAS, the above-named Grantor(s) previously conveyed the above-de secure payment of the Note set forth in the above-described Deed of Trust; and Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute Try Trustees and authorized by the Mortgage Servicer to enforce the ar WHEREAS, the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the Current Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute Trustees; declared to be immediately due a 2. The herein appointed Su the highest bidder for gash the Sale Informationsé 3. The Financial Cr Treasury, now requ arranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of antability and fitness for the particular purpose shall be conveyed at the sale, save and except eGrantor’s warranties specifically authorized by the Grantor in the Deed of Trust. The 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 Grantor 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 retum of FILED ; MAY 2 1 2026 COUNTY CLERK, TARRANT CO, TEXAS PLG File Number: 26-008978-1 P226013477 Page 3 of 3 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. (nwe- Padgett Law Group, LLC CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is _Donna Stockman , and my address is c/o Padgett Law Groyp, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare under penalty of perjury that on 05/21/26 ~.., I filed at the office of the Tarrant County Clerk to be posted at the Tarrant County courthouse thj Donna Stockman Declarant’s Name: 05/21/26 Date: Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 WITNESS MY HAND this day of FILED MAY 2 1 2026 COUNTY CLERK, TARRANIT CQ, TEA Ss fat PLG File Number: 26-008978-1 3