MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL   YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 27, 2026, at or about 01:00 PM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the Main Entrance to the Sebastian County Courthouse, 301 East Center Street, Greenwood, AR 72936 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER.   WHEREAS, the property secured under the Mortgage is located in Sebastian (Greenwood District) County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows:   Lot 7 and the East two (2) inches of Lot 8 in the replat of Sundance Village, Phase I, an Addition to the City of Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas, according to the re-plat filed for record January 22, 1982. Less and except minerals and mineral rights.   Street Address: 1501 M Circle, Barling, AR 72923   WHEREAS on December 28, 2021, DAVID L ROZELL JR AND LAUREN M ROZELL, HUSBAND AND WIFE executed a Mortgage in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc., which was recorded on December 28, 2021 as Instrument Number 2021-33470, in the real estate records of Sebastian (Greenwood District) County, Arkansas. The party initiating foreclosure is Alabama Housing Finance Authority and can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: P.O. Box 242828, Montgomery, AL 36124-2928; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and is acting on and with the consent and authority of the mortgagee who is exercising its power of sale under Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115 which implies a power of sale in every mortgage of real property situated in this state that is duly acknowledged and recorded; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. The undersigned is an active, licensed member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, and the law firm of the undersigned maintains an office at 415 N. McKinley St., Suite 1177, Little Rock, AR 72205 that is located within the State of Arkansas, is accessible to the public during regular business hours, and has the ability to accept funds from a grantor, mortgagor, or obligor to reinstate or pay off a mortgage or deed of trust. WITNESS my hand this March 18, 2026. TIMOTHY D. PADGETT, P.A. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR ALABAMA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY   By: Renee Price Timothy D. Padgett, P.A. 415 North McKinley Ste 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (850) 422-2520 25-014904 12261016