TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-5249 FILED 7/16/2026 1:55:23 PM UN? Time, and Place of Sale. T.S. #: 2026-25505-TX APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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. The undersigned, in accordance with Texas Property Code §51.0076, as attorney-in-fact for the Mortgagee or Mortgage 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 of Texas, LLC, Resolve Trustee Services, LLC, or any one of them, c/o Nestor Solutions, LLC, 214 5" 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 of Trust, and further authorizes and directs the Substitute Trustee to conduct and execute the remedies provided to the beneficiary therein. ~ . sale will begin is 10:00 AM, or within three (3) hours after that time. ac 2, Property To Be Sold. LOT THREE (3), IN BLOCK ; UNTRY CLUB + SECT. ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE LAT THE) REC UME 57, PAGE 50 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. Commonly known as: 5001 HOMEWOOD LN BAYTOWN, TX 77521 3. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust dated 9/10/2014 and recorded in the, office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas, recorded on 9/11/2014 under County Clerk’s File No 20140408155, i Book -- and Page -- in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. } STGN, TX 77043; or if tl ceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recefitly d d by missioners Court. ~ : Fi Grantor(s): LEWIS COPELAND, A MARRIED MAN, JOINED HEREIN PRO FORMA BY HIS WIFE, SERRENA PATRICE COPELAND Original Trustee: JOHN A. HAY IIT . . Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for . SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, its successors and assigns Current Mortgagee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Servicer: Freedom Mortgage Corporation  TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-5249 FILED 7/16/2026 1:55:23 PM T.S. #: 2026-25505-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 warrantiés, except as to the warranties of title (if any) 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 transfers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications can be found at https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#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 of Trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness and obligations described therein (collectively, the “Obligations”), including, but not limited to: (1) the promissory note in the original principal amount of $175,757.00, executed by LEWIS COPELAND, A MARRIED MAN, JOINED HEREIN PRO FORMA BY HIS WIFE, SERRENA PATRICE COPELAND, and payable to the order of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, its successors and assigns; (2) all renewals and extensions of the note; and (3) any and all present and future indebtedness of the Trustor(s) to the current holder of the Obligations, secured by the Deed of Trust. Default has occurred in the payment of the indebtedness, and the same is now wholly due and payable. The owner and holder of the Obligations has requested that the Substitute Trustee sell the Property to satisfy the indebtedness. (\ agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Co §51.0028; the is authorized to collect the debt and administer any resulting toreclosure o of, secur’ the Pr Freedom Mortgage Corporation as Mortgage Servicer, repr c/o Freedom Mortgage Co: 11988 E PKWY BLDG 4 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 immediatel . NESTOR SOLUTIONS, LLC, as attorney-in-fact for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: Dated: 7/15/2026 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