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, starting promptly at 10:00 AM, on March 19, 2026. 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. MORTGAGE INFORMATION: Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Jeff Wright, a single man, whose address is 5240 Ostrum Road, Belding, Michigan 48809, as original Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Van Dyk Mortgage Corporation, being a mortgage dated July 31, 2019, and recorded on August 5, 2019 in Liber 0655 Page 5557, Ionia County Records, State of Michigan and then assigned to NewRez LLC, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated February 9, 2023 and recorded on February 9, 2023 in Liber 0673 Page 9609, Ionia County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AND 75/100 DOLLARS ($73,366.75). Said premises are situated in the Township of Orleans, County of Ionia, State of Michigan, and are described as: PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 18, T8N, R7W, DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 SAID POINT BEING LOCATED NORTH 90 DEGREES 00'00” WEST 1316.68 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH SECTION LINE FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 05' 36” WEST 1131.68 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 18; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57' 56” EAST 385.26 FEET PERPENDICULAR WITH THE EAST SECTION LINE; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 05' 36” EAST 1131.94 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LINE OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00' 00” WEST 385.26 FEET ALONG THE SAID SOUTH SECTION LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. Street Address: 5240 Ostrum Road, Belding, Michigan 48809 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA § 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCLA § 600.3278, the borrower 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. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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. Dated: February 13, 2026 For more information, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing: Robert A. Blumberg (P87490), Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC, 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois, 60602. Telephone: (312) 541-9710 File No.: MI 26 6979   1584659 (02-13)(03-06) Invoice Date: 03/06/2026