START OF PAGE: 27 ‘are or your.spouse is serving’ on active military duty, including active military duty as a : Residential Mortgage Group, Inc., its successors and assigns as Original Mortgagee. C&M No. 44-25-03003/ FILE NOS . _ . _ LAup iA a, ’ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE AND APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE, iUGhes TRUSTEE . SES Assert.and protect your rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. If You member of the Texas National Guard or the Nationa] Guard of another state or as a member ofa 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. Sender is: Codilis & ‘Moody, P.C.. 20405 State Highway 249, Suite 170, Houston, TX 77070 _ INSTRUMENT BEING FORECLOSED AND MORTGAGE SERVICER INFORMATION Deed of Trust dated August 30; 2022 and recorded under Vol. 7793, Page 108, or Clerk's File No. 2022-03375 1, ‘in _ the real property records of KAUFMAN County. Texas, with Jessie Morgan IIT and Gayla Morgan, husband and wife as Grantor(s) and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Deed of Trust executed by Jessie Morgan III and Gayla. Morgan, husband and wife securing payment of the indebtedness in the original principal amount of $500,865.00 and obligation therein described including but not limited to the promissory note and all modifications, renewal and extensions of the promissory note: (the “Note”) executed by Jessie Morgan IIT and Gayla Morgan. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an officer of the United States -is the current mortgagee (the “Mortgagee”) of the Note and Deed of Trust or Contract-Lien. The Mortgage‘ Servicer is authorized to represent. the Mortgagee by virtue of a servicing agreement with the ~ Mortgagee. . Pursuant to. the ‘Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Code 51.0025, the Mortgage ‘Servicer is authorized to collect the debt: and to administer “any resulting foreclosure-of the property securing the above. referenced loan. Onity Mortgage Corporation is acting as the Mortgage Servicer for the Mortgagee. Oriity Mortgage Corpotation, is représenting the Mortgagee, whose address is: 1 Mortgage Way, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054. Legal Description: . . LOT 7, IN BLOCK AD,‘OF GATEWAY PARKS ADDITION, PHASE 6; AN ADDITION IN THE CITY OF FORNEY, IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET 3, SLIDE 560, OF THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS," - SALE INFORMATION Date of Sale: {0/06/2026 Earliest Time Sale Will Begin: 11:00 AM Location ofSale:’ -. The place of the sale shall be: KAUFMAN County Courthouse, Texas at the. following location:-On the front steps of the Kaufman County Courthouse, or if the preceding area is no. longer the designated area, at.the area most recently designated by.the County Commissioner's Court . TERMS OF SALE _ A-default has occurred in ‘the payment of said herein referenced indebtedness, and the same is now wholly due, and _ the Mortgagee and/or Mortgage Servicer has ‘requested’ the hereinafter’ appointed Substitute Trustee to sell said property to the highest bidder for cash and to distribute or apply the proceeds of said sale’ in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust. : . . oS The Sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest-bidder for cash, except that Mortgagee’s bid may be by ". credit against’ the indebtedness securedby the lien of the Deed of Trust. . Pursuant to the: Deed of Trust, the mortgagee has the right to direct the Trustee to sell the property in one’or more parcels and/or to sell-all or only part of the property. Pursuant to Section 51.009 of the Texas Property Code, the Property will be sold in “AS IS,”. " “WHERE IS” condition, without any express or implied warranties, except as fo the warranties of title, if _ any, provided for under the Deed of Trust: . : son Le -KAUFMAN . 4881730  START OF PAGE: 28 The sale will: begin at the earliest time stated above, or within-three (3) hours after that time. 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 Mortgage or the Mortgagee's attomey. STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH FINCEN RULES AND REGULATIONS IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE _ OF THE PROPERTY AT THIS SALE. A FORECLOSURE DEED WILL NOT ISSUE WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL BIDDER PROVIDING ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH FINCEN. 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. WHEREAS, i in my capacity as attorney for the Mortgagee. and/or Its Mortgage Servicer, and pursuant to.Section * 51.0076 of the Texas-Property Code, ] HEREBY APPOINT AND DESIGNATE Jeff Benton, - Brandy Bacon, ' Jack Beckman, Brenda Wiggs, Guy Wiggs, David Stockman, Donna Stockman, Janet Pinder, Brandy Bacon, Michelle Schwartz, Jamie Dworsky, Angela Brown, Leslie Shuler, Agency Sales and Posting, LLG, o or Codilis , _’ & Moody, P.C., as Substitute Trustee. The address for ‘the: Substitute Trustee for’ Purposes of Section Sh 0075() of the Texas Property Code i is: Codilis & Moody, P.C. 20405 State Highway 249, Suite 170 * Houston, TX 77070 (281)-925-5200 Executed on 07/22/2026, /s/-Will Morphis SBOT No. 24131905; Attorney at Law ‘Codilis & Moody, P.C. 20405 State Highway 249, Suite 170 Houston, TX 77070 (281) 925-5200 Donna Artorann “Posted and fi led by: Printed Name; Donna Stockman C&M No. 44-25-03003