START OF PAGE: 136 NOTICE OF ACCELERATION AND NOTICE OF 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 duty1 indudlng active military duty as a member of the 'Iexas 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. DEED OF TRUST INFORMATION; Date: Grantor(s): Original Mortgagee: Original Principal: Recording Information: Property County: Property: Property Address: October 14, 2021 KENDRICK SLATER. AMARRIED PERSON, AND CHRISONIA N SLATER MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR V.I.P. INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE, INC. $299.000.00 2021175543 FortBend LOT TWENTY-SEVEN (27), IN BLOCK TWO (2), OF SUNRISE BAY AT LAKE OLYMPIA SECTION TWO (2), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, 'IEXAS, ACCORDING TO 'DIE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1295/A OF 11IE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 4607 Rainbow Valley Court Missouri City, TX 77459 MORTGAGE SERVICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage Servicer, if not the Current Mortgagee, is representing the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a Mortgage Servicing Agreement. CU1Tent Mortgagee: V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. • /fl LED FOR R§9-8,R~ Mortgage Servicer: Servbank, N.A. NO- TIME • W:" e,...,.... Mortgage Servicer 3138 E. Elwood Street JUN 18 2026 (,,()>- Address: PhoenJx, AZ 8S034 SALE INFORMATION: Date of Sale: August 4, 2026 / ~~ County Clerk Fort Bend Co. Texas 'Ilme of Sale: 1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter. Place of Sale: Gus George Academy, 1521 Eugene Heimann Cirde, Richmond, TX 77469 or, If the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently Substitute Trustee: Substitute Trustee Address: designated by the County Commissioner's Court. Auction.com, LLC, and Padgett Law Group, any to act 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103 Southlake, TX 76092 PLG File Number: 26-003176-3 1 START OF PAGE: 137 APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITIJTE 1RUSTEE(S,) IDENTIFIED 1P SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDRNITEIBQ IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING nns NOTICE IS THE ATfORNEY OR AlITHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. The undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and/or mortgage servicer, and in such capacity does hereby remove the original trustee and all successor substitute 1rl1Stees under the above-described Deed of Trust and appoints in their place, any to act, those substitute trustees identified in the SALE INFORMATION section of this notice, whose address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 as Substitute Trustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers and duties to set aside the said original trustee under said Deed of 'Irust, and further does hereby request, authorize, and instruct said Substitute Trustees to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary therein. WHEREAS, the above-named Grantor(s) previously conveyed the above-desaibed property in trust to secure payment of the Note set forth in the above-described Deed of Thlst; and WHEREAS, a default under the Note and Deed of Trust was declared, such default was reported to not have been cured, and all sums secured by such Deed of 'Ilust are declared immediately due and payable. WHEREAS, the original Trustee and any previously appointed Substitute Trustee under said Deed of Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute Trustees, have been appointed as Substitute Trustees and authorized by the Mortgage Servicer to enforce the power of sale granted in the Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the CU1Tent Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute Trustees; NOW, mEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the foregoing matters and that: 1. The maturity of the Note is hereby accelerated, and all sums secured by the Deed of Trust are declared to be immediately due and payable. 2. The herein appointed Substitute Trustees, any to a~ as Substitute Trustee will sell the Property to the highest bidder for cash on the date, at the place, and no earlier than the time set forth above in the Sale Information section of this notice. The sale will begin within three hours after that time. 3. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Il'easury. now requires the collection, certification and reporting of certain information relating to non-financed transfers of real propert;y to legal entities and/or trusts, which such information the successful bidder(s) shall be expected to provide to the auctioneer at the time of the subject sale. Interested bidders with questions regarding the necessary information to be provided are hereby directed, generally, to FinCEN's website and, more specifically to the FinCEN Real Estate Report located in the forms bank thereof. 4. This sale shall be subject to any legal impediments to the sale of the Property to any exceptions referenced in the Deed of Trust or appearing of record to the extent the same are still in effect and shall not cover any property that has been released from the lien imposed by the Deed of Trust. 5. No warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for the particular pmpose shall be conveyed at the sale, save and except the Grantor's warranties specifically authorized by the Grantor in the Deed of Trust. The property shall be sold "AS-15", purchaser's will buy the property "at the purchaser's own risk" and "at his peril" and no representation is made concerning the quality or nature of title to be acquired. Purchasers will receive whatever interest Grantor and Grantor's assigns have in the property, subject to any liens or interest of any kind that may swvive the sale. Interested persons are encouraged to consult counsel of their choice prior to participating in the sale of the property. 6. If the sale is set aside for any reason. the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of PLG File Number: 26-003176-3 2 START OF PAGE: 138 .. the funds paid. 'The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's Attorney, or the duly appointed Substitute Trustee. Padgett Law Group, LLC CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is Jeff Leva and my address is clo Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare under penall;y of perjury that on 06/1812026 • I filed at the office of the Fort Bend Counly Oerk to be posted at the Fort Bend County courthouse this notice of sale. Declarant's Name: ___ ___,;J;...;e.;..;..ff=Le=va.a..... ____ _ Date: 06/1812026 Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 WITNESS MYHAND this ___ day of _______ __, __ _., PLG File Number: 26-003176-3 3