15768 Wendy Street, Taylor, MI 48180-7809

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Notice of foreclosure by advertisement. Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check at the place of holding the circuit court in Wayne County, starting promptly at 11:00am on Thursday April 16, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. MORTGAGE SALE – Justus Howard, single man, original mortgagor, granted a Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc acting solely as nominee for Neighbors Bank dated March 30, 2023 and recorded April 12, 2023 as Liber 58200 Page 778 Instrument Number 2023123730; and assigned to Data Mortgage, Inc. DBA Essex Mortgage by document recorded January 7, 2026 as Liber 60002 Page 630 Instrument Number 2026024816 in official records of Wayne County Register of Deeds, Michigan, which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $167,747.14. The following described premises situated in the City of Taylor, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, and is described as follows: Lot 54, Dover Estates Subdivision No. 1, As Recorded In Liber 92, Pages 10, 11 And 12 Of Plats, Wayne County Records. Commonly known as: 15768 Wendy Street, Taylor, MI 48180 Tax Parcel: 60-082-02-0054-000 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 1 month, or under MCL 600.3241a 30 days from the date of such sale, or 15 days from the MCL 600.3241a (b) notice, whichever is later, or extinguished pursuant to MCL 600.3238. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. ATTENTION HOMEOWNER: If you are a military service member on active duty, if your period of active duty has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have been ordered to active duty, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at the telephone number stated in this notice ATTENTION PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. This notice is from a debt collector. Dated: March 4, 2026 For more information, please call: (513) 852-6066 Daniel A. Cox Wood + Lamping, LLP Attorneys for Servicer 600 Vine Street, Suite 2500, Cincinnati, OH 45202 File 26-01113 (3-5)(3-26)