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. 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 Hillsdale County, starting promptly at 10:00 AM on APRIL 10, 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. Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Craig Anthony Bauer, married man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC dba Benchmark Mortgage, Mortgagee, dated September 19, 2023 and recorded September 19, 2023 in Liber 1858, Page 239 Hillsdale County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC, by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Fourteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Eight and 69/100 Dollars ($314,488.69). Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the place of holding the circuit court within Hillsdale County, Michigan at 10:00 AM on APRIL 10, 2026. Said premises are located in the Township of Allen, Hillsdale County Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Intersection of the South line of US-12 with the East line of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of Section 17, Town 6 South, Range 4 West, said point being located South 1332.59 feet from the Northeast corner of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of said Section 17; thence South 515.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence South 319.60 feet; thence West 193.41 feet; thence North 319.60 feet; thence East 195.50 feet to the Point of Beginning.TOGETHER WITH and SUBJECT TO a right of way for easement for ingress and egress 33 feet wide along the East side hereof, and extending Northerly to US-12. 9331 W Chicago Rd, Allen, Michigan 49227 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. If the property is sold at foreclosure sale, 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 damage to the property during the redemption period. FinCEN reporting will be required of all successful purchasers, absent a lawful exemption. Dated: March 12, 2026 File No. 26-002125 Firm Name: Orlans Law Group PLLC Firm Address: 1650 West Big Beaver Road, Troy MI 48084 Firm Phone Number: (248) 502.1400   1586992 (03-12)(04-02) Invoice Date: 04/02/2026