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 19, 2002 Grantor(s): Jose Zepeda, a married person and Gladis Melendez, signing pro fonna to perfect lien only Original Mortgagee: Original Principal: Recording lnfonnation: Property County: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender $73,620.00 2002085522 FORTBEND Property: The East 35 feet of Lot Five (5) and the West 20 feet of Lot 6, in Block Seven (7), of Mission Bend South, Section Three (3), a subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 22, Page 8 of the Plat Records of Fort Bend County, Texas. Property Address: 16227 La Terra Drive Houston, TX 77083 MORTGAGE SERVICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage Servicer, if not the Current Mortgagee, is representing the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a Mortgage Servicing Agreement. Current Mortgagee: Mortgage Servicer: Mortgage Servicer Address: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner Trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust Selene Finance LP 3501 Olympus Boulevard 5th Floor, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75019 SALE INFORMATION: Date of Sale: / April 7, 2026 Time of Sale: 1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter. Place of Sale: The Fort Bend County Gus George Academy-Patton Hall, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469 OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE or, if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioner's Court. Substitute 1iustee: Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, and Padgett Law Group, any to act PLG File Number: 26-002315-1 1 Substitute 1iustee 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103 Address: Southlake, TX 76092 APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL 1HE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN IBIS 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 and appoints in their place, any to act, those substitute trustees identified in the SALE INFORMATION section of this notice, whose address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 as Substitute 1iustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers and duties to set aside the said original trustee under said Deed of 1iust, and further does hereby request, authorize, and instruct said Substitute 1iustees 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 1iust; 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 1iust are declared immediately due and payable. WHEREAS, the original Trustee and any previously appointed Substitute Trustee under said Deed of Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute 1iustees, have been appointed as Substitute 'Trustees and authorized by the Mortgage Servicer to enforce the power of sale granted in the Deed of 1iust; and WHEREAS, the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the Current Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute 1iustees; NOW, 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. This sale shall be subject to any legal impediments to the sale of the Property to any exceptions referenced in the Deed of 1iust 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 'Irust. 4. 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 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. 5. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of 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. PLG File Number: 26-002315-1 2 Michael J. Bums I Paige Jones/ Gabrielle A. Davis/ Ronny George CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is--------------~ and my address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare under penalty of perjury that on-------~ I filed at the office of the Harris County Clerk to be posted at the Harris County courthouse this notice of sale. Declarant's Name: _____________ _ Date: _____ _ Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 :"ri r ~ f CD(") mo zc:: :::::,z 3~ ' =or z.- -ll'TI -.<:.o .;:;;,; t K ,.-. .> ~ \') ~ ::ll: :::,. :::0 N ::t,J, ::ii: c5 N O"I "11 -r m c:, ~ PLG File Number: 26-002315-1 3