NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Mortgage from Oakley Borden Dean, Jr., unmarried to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR NETWORK FUNDING, LP, on the 21st day of October, 2011, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, on November 4, 2011, at Instrument Number 3357586, Etowah County, Alabama Records, said Mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of IFS 2025 Mtg Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, by instrument recorded in the aforesaid Probate Office; notice is hereby given that the undersigned Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of IFS 2025 Mtg Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, on April 30, 2026, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Etowah County, Alabama, to-wit: LOT 17, BLOCK B, FIRST REARRANGEMENT OF ETOWAH PARK, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK E, PAGE 139, PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, LYING AND BEING IN GADSDEN, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 1024 ALCOTT RD, GADSDEN, AL 35901. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This property will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, subject to any easements, encumbrances, and exceptions reflected in the mortgage and those contained in the records of the Office of the Judge of Probate in the county where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto and subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable). This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation, and to purchaser’s tendering to Rubin Lublin, LLC, anti-money laundering information as required pursuant to the FinCEN Real Estate Report Rule. Failure to provide information, could result in rescission of the sale. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of IFS 2025 Mtg Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, Mortgagee/Transferee THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin, LLC, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee 3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 Telephone Number: (877) 813-0992 Case No. BSI-26-00903-2 Ad Run Dates: 04/02/2026, 04/09/2026, 04/16/2026 rlselaw.com/property-listing