START OF PAGE: 197 BOCcCH oosSs FOSTED 08/20/2026 01:11PM fallee Hanson L. BRANDON STEINMANN, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 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. DATE, TIME, PLACE OF SALE: Date: Time: Place: Tuesday, the 6th day of October, 2026 10:00 AM or not later than three hours after that time AT Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, On the steps 301 North Main Street, Conroe, TX 77301 in Montgomery County, Texas. TERMS OF BALES CERTIFIED FUNDS FOR FULL PURCHASE PRICE MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF SALE. FinCEN data submission and certification requirements, if applicable, must be met timely by entities and trusts as defined by 89 CFR 70258. We ask for the required data or exemption to be submitted and certified to the law firm at the time of sale and no later than one (1) business day after the sale, if applicable. DEED OF TRUST INFORMATION - IN: Date: Grantor(s): Original Mortgagee: Savings Bank, its successors and assigns Original Principal: Recording Information: Current Mortgagee/Beneficiary: Secures: MODIFICATIONS AND RENEWALS; ENT TO BE FORECLOSED: February 23, 2018 Brittney Dowden and Richard L Dowden, Wife and Husband Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for USAA Federal $150,000.00 Deed Inst.# 2018016865, Rocket Mortgage, LLC The Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the original principal amount of $150,000.00 and all obligations contained therein. All sums secured by the Deed of Trust have been and are hereby declared immediately due and payable as a result of default under the Note and/or Deed of Trust. As used herein, the terms “Note” and “Deed of Trust” mean the Note and Deed of Trust as modified, renewed, and/or extended. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Property County: Property Description: Property Address: Condition and Important Recitals: Montgomery (See Attached Exhibit "A") 1743 Woodway Dr, New Caney, TX 77357 Should a conflict occur between the property address and the legal description contained in “Exhibit A” the legal description shall control. The property will be sold “AS IS” without any representations, warranties, or recourse, and subject to any liens or interests that may survive the sale. Any purchaser who purchases the property does so at his/her/its own risk and is strongly encouraged to engage in significant due diligence prior to sale. MORTGAGE SERVICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage Servicer represents the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a mortgage servicing agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to Texas Property Code § 51.0025, as well as the mortgage servicing agreement, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and to institute foreclosure of the deed of trust referenced above. The Mortgage Servicer information is below: Mortgage Servicer: Mortgage Servicer Address: File No.: 26-04745TX Rocket Mortgage, LLC s/b/m Nationstar Mortgage LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd Coppell, TX 75019  START OF PAGE: 198 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEK(S): McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, Auction.com LLC SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE ADDRESS: 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 780 Irving, TX 75038 ATTENTION ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS: On March 1, 2026, the data collection and reporting requirements under the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) new Anti-Money Laundering Rule (Rule), found at 89 FR 70258, will go into effect.* The Rule applies to certain residential real estate sale transactions, including nonjudicial foreclosures, where the transfer is to a legal entity or trust, and the source of funds is non-financed (which includes cash, certified funds, private financing, or financing provided by an institution not subject to a federal Anti-Money Laundering or Suspicious Activity Report requirement.) As part of this Rule, non-exempt purchasers are required to provide additional information and documentation about themselves, their legal entities, and the source of funds used in the reportable transaction, if applicable.* The collection of this information and documentation by our firm is required to comply with the Rule’s federal reporting requirements, if applicable. To submit and certify the required information, review informative resources/guides, or to certify an exemption please visit https://fincen.foreclosurehotline.net/. Note that a data submission or exemption form provided by an auctioneer may not be complete, which could require further data collection by the firm. Please submit and certify the required information at the time of sale and no later than one (1) business day after the sale, if applicable. If you have questions about the Rule or its applicability to you, please seek the advice of your own independent legal counsel, as this firm cannot give you legal advice. * The Rule is the subject of ongoing litigation in several jurisdictions. We suggest that you seek your own legal counsel if you have questions about the status of the Rule and its applicability to your sale, if any. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust, and (3) to confirmation that the successful bidder has timely provided to the firm all information required by the Rule, 89 FR 70258, if applicable. 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. /s/ Coury Jacocks Coury Jacocks - Bar #: 24014306 Attomey for Rocket Mortgage, LLC Coury.Jacocks@mccalla.com 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 780 Irving, TX 75038 (469) 942-7141 Office (469) 533-6670 Fax DOCUMENT PREPARED BY: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 780 Irving, TX 75038 AS ATTORNEY FOR THE HEREIN IDENTIFIED MORTGAGEE AND/OR MORTGAGE SERVICER Certificate of Posting Tam _Chris Poston | whose address is 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 780_Irving, TX 75038__. I declare under penalty perjury that August 20, 2026 I filed and/or recorded this Notice of Foreclosure Sale at the office of the Montgomery County Clerk and caused it to be posted at the location directed by the Montgomery County Commissioners. Return to: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 780 Irving, TX 75038 File No.: 26-04745TX  START OF PAGE: 199 EXHIBIT “A” LOT 14, IN BLOCK 6, OF WOODWAY FOREST SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A, SHEET 174-A (FORMERLY KNOWN AS VOLUME 12, PAGE 58), OF THE MAP AND/OR PLAT RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS. A.P.N. 9738-01-20300 File No.: 26-04745TX