FILED FOR RECORD Sep 17 2026, 2:40 pr h OU” COUNTY CLERK DENTON CO. TEX 13584 Strittmatter Rd, Pilot Point, TX 76258 BY_____BH___ DEPUTY 26-013843 NOTICE OF [SUBSTITUTE] 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. 1. Date, Time, and Place of Sale. ’ Date: 4 1/03/2026 . Time: Between 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM and beginning not earlier than 1:00 PM and ending on not later than three hours thereafter. Place: At the Denton County Courthouse steps located at 1450 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner’s Court. 2. Terms of Sale. Highest bidder for cash. 3. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The Instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust or Contract Lien dated March 11, 2016 and recorded in the real property records of Denton County, TX under Clerk’s Instrument No. 2016- 29702 with Stephanie Diane Mexia and Kenneth Lee Lippard (grantor(s)) and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WR Starkey Mortgage, L.L.P., its successors and assigns (mortgagee) to which reference is herein made for all purposes. 4, Obligations Secured. Deed of Trust or Contract Lien executed by Stephanie Diane Mexia and Kenneth Lee Lippard, securing the payment of the indebtedness in the original amount of $194,750.00, and obligations therein described including but not limited to the promissory note and all modifications, renewals and extensions of the promissory note. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the current mortgagee of the note and Deed of Trust or Contract Lien. 5. Property to be Sold. ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE LEONARD WARD SURVEY, ABSTRACT #1385 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING A PART OF A CALLED 9.968 ACRE THIRD TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO GRIFFIN JONES RECORDED IN VOLUME 720, PAGE 879 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING A RESURVEY OF A CALLED 1.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO LAWRENCE RAY VIGUS RECORDED IN CLERK'S FILE #95-R0021491 OF THE REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; THE SUBJECT TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT BEING DESCRIBED HEREIN AT A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD SET FOR CORNER AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 1.57 ACRE TRACT AND NORTHEAST CORNER OF A CALLED 5.000 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO RAYMOND A, MILLER RECORDED IN VOLUME 988, PAGE 909 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS FROM WHICH A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD FOUND AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 5.000 ACRE TRACT BEARS SOUTH 00 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 248.90 FEET. THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 281.60 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD SET FOR CORNER; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 250.61 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD FOUND FOR CORNER IN A ROAD UNDER APPARENT PUBLIC POSTED AS STRITMATTER ROAD AND CALLED TO BE IN THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SURVEY; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID ROAD AND SAID SURVEY LINE A DISTANCE OF 256.65 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH CAPPED IRON ROD SET FOR CORNER AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 9.968 ACRE. TRACT IN THE WEST. RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE FM ROAD #1385: AND:BEING IN A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS. 1870.57 FEET AND‘A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 04 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST, 241.87 FEET; THENCE WITH SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AND SAID CURVE AN ARC DISTANCE OF 242.04 FEET TO ‘A 1/2. INCH CAPPED IRON ROD SET FOR CORNER. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST WITH SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 9.99 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING AND ENCLOSING THE 1,56 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR-LESS. 6: Mortgage Servicer Information.- The Mortgage Servicer is authorized to represent, the Mortgagce by virtue ofa servicing agreement with the Morlgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing: Agrcement and Texas Property Code §51.002;. the Mortgage Servicer-is authorized to‘collect the debt and to-administer-any: resulting 3 foreclosure of the lien securing: the.Property-referenced above. Wells Fargo Bank, N-A.,.as Mortgage Servicer, i is representing the current Mortgagee whose address is: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 11625. N Community House Rd Charlotte, NC 28277 7.. Substitute Trustee(s) Appointed to:Conduct Sale, In accordance with Texas Property Code §51.0076, the undersigned attomey’ for the mortgage Servicer has named and appointed, and by these presents does name-and appoint Kirk Schwartz; Esq:,Lori Long, Esq., Jonathan D. Sawyer, Esq., OR AWEST, OR’Agency Sales and Posting LLC; whose address is’ 7500 Dallas: Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75024 OR AUCTION.COM LLC, or XOME Inc, NFPDS-TX LLC and Tejas Corporate Services LLC, or. Abstracts/Trustces of Texas, LLC, or Tejas: Corporate Services, LLC; as Substitute Trustce to act under and by virtuc of said Deed of Trust, . 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: Please be.advised that the trustee will require any entity or trust bidder atithis tnistec's sale to provide beneficial ownership information, documentation, and written certification as required under FinCEN’s Anti-Moncy Latindering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers, effective for transfers.to covered transferees closing on or after March:1, 2026; This requirenient applies where the purchaser is a legal entity (including an’ LLC, corporation; or partnership) ora trust,and the trarisfer is not-financed by’an institutional lender: subject to existing anti-money laundering requirements, The required: information and certification must be provided ’ to the trustce prior fo:issuance of the trustee's deed upon'sale; No trustee's deed will be issued for a covered transfer until all required FinCEN information has been received and certified. Additional information regarding these regulations and required transfcreé disclosures can be found at: hittps://www. fineénivov/rre and hitps:/Avww.fincen, cov/rre-fags September 14,2026 Exccuted on {si Cori Liane Cong James Es Albertelli,; P.A. , SUBSTITUTE TRUSTE Kirk Schwartz, Esq. Agency Sales and. Postini g LLC, or AUCTION. COM Lori Liane Long, Esq. -LLC, or Tejas:Corporate Services, LLC Jonathan D. Sawyer, Esq. ‘7500 Dallas Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75024 OR AWEST, 6565 N: MacArthur, Suite 470 Irving, TX 75039 CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is , and my address is 7500 Dallas Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75024. I declare under penalty of perjury that on I filed at the office of the Denton County Clerk and caused to be posted at the Denton County courthouse this notice of sale. Declarant’s Name: Date: