START OF PAGE: 127 poc# oof? POSTED 08/10/2026 10:06A4 Hannah Hubbard L. BRANDON STEINMANN, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 26-03128 21423 HAWTHORN PRAIRIE DR, NEW CANEY, TX 77357 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE AND APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Property: The Property to be sold is described as follows: Lot 18, Block 4, of HARRINGTON TRAILS, SEC 6A, AMENDING PLAT No. 1, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Cabinet Z, Sheets 8226- 8227 being an amending plat of that certain plat recorded in Cabinet Z, Sheets 7674-7676 of the Plat Records of Montgomery County, Texas. Security Instrument: Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2024 and recorded on June 11, 2024 at Instrument Number 2024057058 in the real property records of MONTGOMERY County, Texas, which contains a power of sale. Sale Information: October 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM, or not later than three hours thereafter, at Montgomery County Courthouse steps at 301 N. Main, in Conroe, Texas; OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE or as designated by the County Commissioners Court. Terms of Sale: Public auction to highest bidder for cash. In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.009, the Property will be sold as is, without any expressed or implied warranties, except as to warranties of title, and will be acquired by the purchaser at its own risk. In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.0075, the substitute trustee reserves the right to set additional, reasonable conditions for conducting the sale and will announce the conditions before bidding is opened for the first sale of the day held by the substitute trustee. Obligation Secured: The Deed of Trust executed by BRIAN CRUZ AND LAURA CRUZ secures the repayment of a Note dated June 7, 2024 in the amount of $245,471.00. PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, whose address is c/o PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, P.O. Box 30597, Los Angeles, CA 90030, is the current mortgagee of the Deed of Trust and Note and PennyMac Loan Services, LLC is the current mortgage servicer for the mortgagee. Pursuant to a servicing agreement and Texas Property Code section 51.0025, the mortgagee authorizes the mortgage servicer to administer the foreclosure on its behalf. Substitute Trustee: In accordance with Texas Property Code section 51.0076 and the Security Instrument referenced above, mortgagee and mortgage servicer’s attomey appoint the substitute trustees listed below. THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEK(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. 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. TL 4883471  START OF PAGE: 128 /s/ Justin Ritchie Justin Ritchie, Attorney at Law Substitute Trustee(s): Cari Meyers, Leb Kemp, Traci Texas Bar No. 24145898 Yeaman, Israel Curtis, Kathleen Adkins, Reid Ruple, txsalesteam@decubaslewis.com Evan Press, Michael Kolak, Crystal Koza, Cary De Cubas & Lewis, P.C. Corenblum, Joshua Sanders, Amy Oian, Matthew Hansen, Jami Grady, Aleena Litton, Daniel Hart, 3313 W Commercial Bivd, Suite F-150, Fort Auction.com LLC||Patricia Poston, Chris Poston, Lauderdale, FL 33309 Agency Sales and Posting LLC Phone: (954) 453-0365 Fax: (469) 518-4972 c/o De Cubas & Lewis, P.C. 3313 W Commercial Blvd, Suite F-150, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 1 Certificate of Posting declare under penalty of perjury that on the f ( yh day of I filed and posted this Notice of Foreclosure Sale in accordance with the 'GOMERY County, Texas and Texas Property Code sections 51.002(b)(1) and 51.002(b)(2).