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The Western News | UPDATED 8 hours, 35 minutes AGO
| July 21, 2026 12:00 AM

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE  To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on November 19, 2026, at 02:00 PM Outside the North door steps of  the County Courthouse, 512 California Avenue, Libby, MT 59923, the following described real property situated in  Lincoln County, State of Montana:  Lots 16, 17, 18, and 19 Block 3, Eureka Original, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and  Recorder, Lincoln County, Montana.  More commonly known as 214 1st Ave West, Eureka, MT 59917.  Christie R. White, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Company, as  Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for  Guild Mortgage Company, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on  January 6, 2020, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Lincoln County, State of  Montana, on January 7, 2020 as Instrument No. 283507, in Book 380, at Page 658, and modified pursuant to the  Modification filed for record on December 1, 2021, as Instrument No. 297543, in Book 393, at Page 864 of Official  Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows:  Assignee: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC  Assignment Dated: May 20, 2021  Assignment Recorded: May 20, 2021  Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 293317, in Book 389, at Page 863,   Assignee: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC  Assignment Dated: June 18, 2026  Assignment Recorded: June 24, 2026  Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 321594, in Book 415 Records, at Page 460,    All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, State of Montana, on February 9, 2024 as Instrument No. 309303, in Book 404, at  Page 711, 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 April 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 $187,375.84, interest  in the sum of $7,631.64, escrow advances of $4,674.82, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $9,695.31  for a total amount owing of $209,377.61, 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.  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 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.   Important Notice to Potential Bidders: Federal law administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement  Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, requires certain residential real estate  transactions to be reported to the federal government. If you are the winning bidder at auction, you may be required  to provide identifying information about yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the property. This  information is required by federal law and must be provided to complete the sale. Failure to provide required  information after the sale may delay or prevent issuance of the foreclosure deed.   This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.  Dated this 7th day of July, 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. MT21978  PUBLISHED IN The Western News July 21, 28 & August 4, 2026. MNAXLP