D 2026 JUL - 2 Ail 8: 32 2114` STACEY KEMP T.S.#: 2026-25370- TX COUNTY CLERK COLLI. 0UNTY, TEXAS OFBYT' $ TEE' S SALrE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE 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 ISTHE ATTORNEY ORAUTHORIZED AGENT OFTHE MORTGAGEE ORMORTGAGE SERVICER. The undersigned, inaccordance with Texas Property Code§ 51.0076, as attorney- in-factforthe Mortgagee orMortgage Servicer, hereby removes the original trustee and any and all successor substitute trustees, and appoints in their stead: Nestor Solutions, LLC, Auction.com, LLC, Xome Inc., Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC, Agency Sales and Posting LLC, Abstracts/Trustees ofTexas, LLC, Resolve Trustee Services, LLC, or any one ofthem, c/o.Nestor Solutions, LLC, 214 5t Street, Suite 205, Huntington Beach, California 92648, as Substitute Trustee, to hereafter exercise all powers and duties conferred upon the original trustee under the Deed ofTrust, and further authorizes and directs the Substitute Trustee to conduct and executethe remedies providedto the beneficiary therein. 1. Date, Time, and Place ofSale. Date: 9/1/2026 Time: The earliest time the sale will begin is 10:00 AM, orwithin three( 3) hours after that time. Place: Collin County Courthouse, Texas, at the following location: The front steps ofthe Collin County Courthouse located at 2100 Bloomdale Road, McKinney, Texas 75071, or ifthe preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently designated by the County Commissioners Court. 2. PropertyTo Be Sold. BEING LOT 53, IN BLOCK BOF SHADOW LAKES NORTH, AN ADDITION TOTHE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME I, PAGE 139, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. Commonly known as: 308 DROINWICH CIR ALLEN, TX 75002 3. instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed ofTrust dated 5/26/2017 and recorded in the office ofthe County Clerk ofCollin County, Texas, recorded on 5/30/2017 under County Clerk' s File No 20170530000693260, in Book— and Page— intheReal Property Records ofCollin County, Texas. Grantor( s): Frank Dawson, joined herein pro forma by my spouse, Natalie Dawson Original Trustee: Allan B. Polunsky Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Academy Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Mortgagee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Servicer: Freedom Mortgage CorporationT.S.#: 2026-25370-TX 4. TermsofSale. Thesalewillbeconducted asapublicauctiontothehighestbidderforcash,subjecttotheprovisionsofthe Deed ofTrust permitting the Mortgagee thereunder to have the bid credited to the note up to the amount ofthe unpaid debt secured by the Deed ofTrust at the time ofsale. Pursuant to §51.009 ofthe Texas Property Code, the property will be sold in AS ES, WHERE IS" condition, without any express or implied warranties, except asto the warranties oftitle( ifany) provided forunder the Deed ofTrust. 5. Notice Regarding Federal Reporting Requirements. Please be advised that the highest bidder (" purchaser") at this trustee' s sale may berequired to provide information, documentation and/orcertification asmandated by applicable federal law, and entity and trust purchasers should be prepared to provide beneficial ownership information as may be required by federal reporting requirements effective for transfers of residential real property to covered transferees on or after 3/ 1/ 2026. If applicable, the required information must beprovided to the trustee before atrustee' s deed will be issued for covered transfers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications can be found at https://www.fincen.gov/rre-fags# D_5 or https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024- 19198/anti-money- laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers. 6. Obligations Secured. The Deed ofTrust provides that itsecures the payment ofthe indebtedness and obligations described therein( collectively, the" Obligations"), including, but not limited to:( 1) the promissory note in the original principal amount of$287,693.00, executed by Frank Dawson, joined herein pro forma by my spouse, Natalie Dawson, and payable to the order of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Academy Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns;( 2) all renewals and extensions ofthe note; and( 3) any and all present and future indebtedness ofthe Trustor( s) to the current holder ofthe Obligations, secured by the Deed of Trust. Default has occurred inthe payment ofthe indebtedness, and the same is now wholly due and payable. The owner and holder ofthe Obligations has requested that the Substitute Trustee sell the Property tosatisfy the indebtedness. 7. Mortgage Servicer Information. The Mortgage Servicer is authorized torepresent the Mortgagee by virtue ofaservicing agreement withtheMortgagee. Pursuanttothe Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Code§ 51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and administer any resulting foreclosure ofthe lien securing the Property referenced above. Freedom Mortgage Corporation as Mortgage Servicer, represents the current mortgagee, whose address is: do Freedom Mortgage Corporation 11988 EXIT 5 PKWY BLDG 4 FISHERS IN 46037- 7939 Phone:( 855) 690- 5900 Assert and protect your rinhts as amember ofthe armedforces ofthe United States. Ifyou areoryourspouse isserving on active military duty. including active military duty asa member ofthe 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 ofthe active- duty military service to the sender ofthis notice immediately. NESTOR SOLUTIONS, LLC, as attorney- in-fact for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: Dated: 6/30/2026 Christopher K. Baxter Senior Vice President Texas Bar No. 90001747 214 5th Street, Suite 205 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Phone:( 888) 403- 4115 Fax:( 888) 345- 5501 For sale information visit: https:// www.xome.com or Contact( 800) 758-8052