FORECLOSURE NOTICE (Ionia County) 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 Ionia County (at the south entrance to the Ionia County Courthouse in Ionia, Michigan), starting promptly at 10:00 o’clock A.M. on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Default has been made in the terms and conditions of the mortgage made by Timothy C. Smith AKA Timothy E. Smith and Patricia M. Smith, husband and wife, as original mortgagors, to The Huntington National Bank, a national banking association, as original mortgagee, dated August 26, 2015, and recorded on September 9, 2015, at the Ionia County, Michigan Register of Deeds, in Liber 639, commencing on Page 1941. The amount claimed to be due on this mortgage, on the date of this notice, was $12,923.51. 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. The description of the mortgaged premises is all that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the City of Ionia, in the County of Ionia and State of Michigan further described as follows: Lot 3, M. BLISS ADDITION TO VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF IONIA, as recorded in Liber 45, Page 472, of Deeds, except the South line 9 feet of said lot heretofore sold to Irvin M. Poucher, Ionia County Records. Also all rights pertaining to the joint driveway along the South side of the above described land and as described in Deed recorded in Liber 88, Page 469, of Deeds, Ionia County Records. Commonly known as: 318 N. Jefferson St., Ionia, MI The redemption period shall be Twelve (12) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale or when the time to provide the notice required by MCLA 600.3241a(c) expires, whichever is later or unless the redemption period is shortened in accordance with MCLA 600.3238. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale, under MCLA 600.3278, the borrower and mortgagor 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. Shaheen, Jacobs & Ross, P.C. is a debt collector attempting to collect this debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated: January 23, 2026 The Huntington National Bank, a national banking association Mortgagee SHAHEEN, JACOBS & ROSS, P.C. By: Michael J. Thomas, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 615 Griswold Street, Suite 1425 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3993 (313) 963-1301   1583366 (01-30)(02-20) Invoice Date: 02/20/2026