NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee's Sale on June 10, 2026, at 11:00 AM on the steps outside the South entrance to the Cascade County Courthouse, 415 Second Avenue North, Great Falls, MT 59401, the following described real property situated in Cascade County, State of Montana: A tract of land in the SW1/4 of Section 32, Township 20 North, Range 2 East, MPM, Cascade County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at NE corner of Lot 6, Block 1, Sundown Garden Tracts, a subdivision in Cascade County, Montana, the True Point of Beginning; thence S 0 degrees 16 minutes W 970.6 feet; thence N 89 degrees 52 minutes W 1027.90 feet; thence N 0 degrees 08 minutes East 964.6 feet; thence N 89 degrees 48 minutes E 1030.2 feet to the True Point of Beginning, according to the Certificate of Survey No. 2502 filed May 8, 1990. Except therefrom that portion of land deeded to Cascade County being a strip of land 60 feet wide recorded in Deed June 12, 1962 in Book 324, Page 561, records of Cascade County, Montana. More commonly known as 501 5th Avenue, Ulm, MT 59485. Richard R. Crago and Tonya L. Crago, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Chicago Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., by Deed of Trust on August 17, 2001 (the "DOT"), and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Cascade County, State of Montana, on August 17, 2001, as Instrument No. R0011622, and re-filed for record on June 4, 2002, as Instrument No. R0030417, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Assignment Dated: February 21, 2018 Assignment Recorded: February 22, 2018 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. R0351572, Assignee: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Assignment Dated: December 9, 2024 Assignment Recorded: December 10, 2024 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. R0463636, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Cascade County, Montana. Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Cascade County, State of Montana, on January 21, 2026 as Instrument No. R0478478, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning May 1, 2025, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $95,216.76, interest in the sum of $5,339.09, escrow advances of $2,231.21, and other amounts due and payable in the amount of $227.51 for a total amount owing of $103,014.57, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates, and may disburse, such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee's fees and attorney's fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. The Beneficiary has elected, and has directed, the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier's checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee's Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee's Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney's fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee's and attorney's fees. In the event that all defaults are cured, the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee's Sale may be postponed by public proclamation for up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 26th day of January, 2026. Jason J. Henderson, Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East, Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT23523 MNAXLP February 12, 19, 26 2026 LMTS0458057