NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ETOWAH COUNTY Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Rodney Samuels, a single person, originally in favor of Citifinancial Corporation, LLC, on March 18, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, Instrument Number 3243070; the undersigned U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee of CIM Trust 2023-R2, 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 or certified funds, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Etowah County, Alabama, on May 12, 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: A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF HOLLY STREET, WHICH IS 192.5 FEET NORTH OF WHERE THE EAST LINE OF HOLLY STREET INTERSECTS THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4, IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH OF RANGE 6 EAST, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN LOT DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM MINNIE A. DAVIS TO C..C. WHIDDON, DATED 17TH FEBRUARY, 1917, AND RECORDED IN DEED RECORD "3-L", PAGE 523, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA AND FROM THENCE RUNNING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WHIDDON LOT A DISTANCE OF 140 FEET; THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND PARALLEL WITH HOLLY STREET A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET; THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WHIDDON LOT A DISTANCE OF 140 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF HOLLY STREET; THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF HOLLY STREET A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND EMBRACING PORTIONS OF LOTS NUMBERS TWO (2) AND THREE (3) OF THAT PORTION OF BLOCK NUMBER ONE (1), LYING BETWEEN ELEVENTH AND HOLLY STREETS IN THE E.C. HONES ADDITION TO WOODLAWN ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK TOWN PLATS "A", PAGE 355, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA, AND LYING AND BEING IN GADSDEN, ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA. SUBJECT TO ALL RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS, RIGHTS, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PROVISIONS, COVENANTS, TERMS, CONDITIONS AND BUILDING SET BACK IMINES OF RECORD. ADDRESS; 1012 HOLLY ST; GADSDEN, AL 35901 TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.; 31-15-03-08-1-000-260.000 SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN ETOWAH COUNTY Property street address for informational purposes: 1012 Holly St Gadsden, AL 35901 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 OF THE COUNTY 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. 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 sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender cash or certified funds made payable to Aldridge Pite, LLP at the time and place of the sale. If sale is voided, Mortgagee/Transferee shall return the bid amount to the successful purchaser. The Mortgagee/Transferee and Aldridge Pite, LLP shall not be liable to the purchaser for any damages. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be only entitled to a return of the bid amount. 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. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee of CIM Trust 2023-R2, Mortgagee/Transferee ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP Six Piedmont Center 3525 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30305. Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee. Newspaper: The Gadsden Times Publication Dates: 3/31/2026, 4/7/2026, 4/14/2026 THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.