FORECLOSURE NOTICE

FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Latiqua London to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. "MERS" as mortgagee, as nominee for Lender, Southwest Funding, LP, and Lenders successors and assigns dated April 20, 2020, and Recorded in Mortgage Book 2020, Page 30519 of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, which said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Village Capital & Investment, LLC by instrument recorded in Misc Book 2024, Page 2552 in said Probate Court records; notice is hereby given that the undersigned as mortgagee will under power of sale contained in said mortgage, sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, during legal hours of sale on the April 22, 2026, at the front door entrance of the Courthouse of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, the following described real property in the County of Tuscaloosa, State of Alabama, being the same property described in the above referred to mortgage: LOT 166 CHEROKEE BEND SECTION II AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2004, AT PAGE 257-267 IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. 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 the probate where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment and will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the said indebtedness and the expenses incident to this sale, including a reasonable attorney's fee. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the mortgagee. In accordance with regulations promulgated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding certain non-financed transfers of residential real property to legal entities and trusts, the purchaser at the foreclosure sale may be required to provide identifying and beneficial ownership information necessary to permit compliance with applicable federal reporting requirements. No deed shall be prepared, delivered, or recorded until all required purchaser information, including beneficial ownership information (if applicable), has been timely provided in form and substance satisfactory to the foreclosing mortgagee (or its designee) and any required federal real estate report has been submitted and accepted through FinCEN's electronic filing system. The failure of any high bidder to timely provide required information, or pay the purchase price and close this sale, shall, at the option of the Mortgagee, be cause for rejection of the bid, and if the bid is rejected, Mortgagee shall have the option of making the sale to the next highest bidder who is able, capable and willing to comply with the terms thereof. Village Capital & Investment, LLC Mortgagee William McFadden McFadden, Rouse & Bender, LLC 718 Downtowner Blvd. Mobile, AL 36609 Publish in The Tuscaloosa News: March 30, April 6 & April 13, 2026 March 30, April 6, 13 2026 LTUS0483986