4020 W. Saginaw Road, Vassar, MI 48768

Public Foreclosure Notice

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 TUSCOLA County, starting promptly at 10:00 AM, on July 2, 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 Austin James Bragg, unmarried man, whose address is 4020 W. Saginaw Road, Vassar, Michigan 48768, as original Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Cason Home Loans, being a mortgage dated January 18, 2022, and recorded on January 19, 2022 in Liber 01499 Page 01035. Said mortgage was modified by a loan modification agreement dated October 1, 2024 and recorded October 24, 2024 in Liber 01561 Page 01179, Tuscola County Records, State of Michigan and then assigned to NewRez LLC, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated December 29, 2022 and recorded on December 29, 2022 in Liber 01523 Page 01203, Tuscola County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND 77/100 DOLLARS ($141,227.77). Said premises are situated in the Township of Vassar, County of Tuscola, State of Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 15, Township 11 North, Range 8 East, Township of Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 15, which is South 724.84 feet from the East 1/4 corner of said Section 15; thence continuing along said East line, South 302.03 feet to the centerline of Saginaw Road (Old M-38); thence along said centerline North 75 degrees 33 minutes 24 seconds West, 338.98 feet; thence North 13 degrees 03 minutes 58 seconds East 297.20 feet; thence South 74 degrees 34 minutes 40 seconds East, 270.83 feet to the East line of Section 15 and the point of beginning. Street Address: 4020 W. Saginaw Road, Vassar, Michigan 48768 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: June 3, 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 312.541.9710 – Phone 312.541.9711 – Fax File No.: MI 26 7242 (06-03)(06-24)