RTS 2026-004284 T.S. #: 2025-1773 1-TX APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY and execute the remedies provided to the beneficiary therein. 1. Date, Time, and Place of Sale. Date: 11/3/2026 Time: The earliest time the sale will begin is 10:00¥ Place: Tarrant County Courthouse, Texas, at the fodowinslodgtion: 100 West Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, TX 761 02 ATTHE BASE OF THE / : 2. Property To Be Sold. LOT 11, BLOCK 115, FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, RIDGE ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN 4 ahnidp PLAT RECORDS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. REN-FORT WORTH, TX 76036 exas, recorded on 1/3/2022 under County Clerk’s File No D222001958, in Book odified by Loan Modification recorded as Instrument D223106786 and recorded Black, Mann & Graham, L.L.P. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Freedom Mortgage Corporation Freedom Mortgage Corporation FILED gon ON P226014594 Page 2 of 2 van TS. #: 2025-1773 1-TX 4. Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash, subject to the provisions of the Deed of Trust permitting the Mortgagee thereunder to have the bid credited to the note up to the amount of the unpaid debt secured by the Deed of Trust at the time of sale. Pursuant to §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 to the warranties of title (ifany) provided for under the Deed of Trust. 5. Notice Regarding Federal Reporting Requirements. Please be advised that the highest bidder (“purchaser”) at this trustee’s sale may be required to provide information, documentation and/or certification as mandated 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 be provided to the trustee before a trustee’s deed will be issued for covered trans fers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications oAn'pe fo und at https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#D_5 or https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2024/ 08/29/2024- laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers. 6. Obligations Secured. The Deed of Trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtednesaa therein (collectively, the “Obligations”), including, but not limited to: (1) the promissory note i in the of $259,064.00, executed by AMANDA WATKINS and MICHAEL WATKINS, WIFE D order of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Fre Trustor(s) to the current holder of the Obligations, secured by the Deed of Try efé 2 vred in the payment of the indebtedness, and the same is now wholly due and payable. The owner and 4 ations has requested that the Substitute Trustee sell the Property to satisfy the indebtedness. 7. Mortgage Servicer Information. The Mortgage Servicer is a agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement ahd is authorized to collect the debt and administer any resulting foregles Freedom Mortgage Corporation as Mortgage Servicer, reprgSen ed to represe e Mortgagee by virtue ofa servicing BX aS Property Code §51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer e lien securing the Property referenced above. ent mortgagee, whose address is: c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporation 11988 EXIT 5 PKWY BLDG 4 FISHERS IN 46037-7939 Phone: (855) 690-5900 © Assert and protect your rights as a member orces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serving on active military duty, including gctive mifitaryduty as a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or as a member of a’resexve component of the armed forces of the United States, please send written notice of the active-duty militaryGoxvite toh? sender of this notice immediately. NESTOR SOLUTIONS, LLC, as attorney-in-fact for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: 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