IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR MAJOR COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
-vs-
SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING;
SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING;
OKLAHOMA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY;
OCCUPANT(S) OF THE PREMISES;
Defendants.
CASE NO. CJ-2026-12
PETITION
COMES NOW U.S. Bank National Association (herein: “Plaintiff”), and for its causes of action against the above-named defendants, alleges and states as follows:
1. Plaintiff was at all times and is duly authorized to bring this action.
2. That Spencer Logan Quiring (herein: “Borrower”), is obligated on a certain promissory note and mortgage described below.
3. Borrower, for good and valuable consideration, made, executed, and delivered to BANCFIRST, the original lender and Plaintiff’s predecessor in interest, a certain written promissory note which is the subject of this action (herein: “Note”). A true and correct copy of the Note is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
a. The Note is dated August 9, 2024;
b. The Note is made in the amount of $132,323.00;
c. The Note establishes an annual fixed interest rate of 6.500%; and
d. The Note is indorsed in blank.
4. As part of the same loan transaction, and in order to secure the payment of the loan made, Borrower made, executed, and delivered to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for BANCFIRST, the original lender of the Note and Plaintiff’s predecessor in interest, a mortgage and conveyed the mortgage to the mortgagee (herein: “Mortgage”). The mortgage encumbers the following property:
LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK ONE (1), VETERAN’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW, MAJOR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.
(herein: “Property”) with a common address 810 N 8th St, Fairview, OK 73737.
A true and correct copy of the Mortgage is attached as Exhibit “B.”
a. The Mortgage is dated August 9, 2024;
b. Spencer Logan Quiring, a single person, signed the Mortgage; and
c. The Mortgage was recorded in the Major County Clerk’s Office on August 12, 2024, at Book 2203, and Page 671 at Instrument No. I-2024-002049.
5. By virtue of Warranty Deed, Borrower is the present record owner of the subject Property. The Warranty Deed was recorded with the Major County Clerk’s Office on August 12, 2024, at Book 2203, and Page 568 at Instrument No. I-2024-002048.
6. The Borrower is obligated on the subject Note and has not been released from liability thereon.
7. The Mortgage encumbers the real estate along with all the improvements, easements, appurtenances, and fixtures from the date of the execution to present and hereafter, as well as all replacements and additions to the Property. Mortgage, Ex. B.
8. Plaintiff is entitled to enforce the Note in accordance with OKLA. STAT. TIT. 12A, §3-301.
9. Plaintiff has complied with all the terms and conditions of the Note and Mortgage.
10. Borrower is in default. The default claimed is failure to make payment, and the default date is August 1, 2025. The default has not been cured by any available means.
11. The Note and Mortgage provide that if default is made as to any of the terms of the Note and Mortgage by Borrower, or if Borrower fails to perform any of the other obligations described in the Note and Mortgage, that the entire unpaid principal, interest, and all other sums allowed and secured by the Note and Mortgage, shall become due and payable at the option of the Plaintiff. Further, in response to Borrower’s default, Plaintiff is entitled to foreclose the mortgage to recover all amounts due, and to have the Property sold and all proceeds applied to the payment of the entire indebtedness described, allowed, and secured by the Note and Mortgage.
12. Plaintiff has made demand and has accelerated this loan in accordance with the Note, Mortgage, and applicable law.
13. As a necessary measure in the furtherance of enforcing this Note and Mortgage, Plaintiff has incurred costs, which are a further lien upon the Property secured by the Mortgage.
14. The Note and Mortgage provide that the attorney fees incurred by Plaintiff in the enforcement of the Note and Mortgage are the responsibility of Borrower and constitute a further lien on the Property secured by the Mortgage.
15. After consideration of all credits to this loan account, Plaintiff is due the sum of $131,097.22 in unpaid principal balance, with 6.500% interest per annum thereon,
or as adjusted by the Note and Mortgage, from July 1, 2025, until paid; and all other costs of this action including title costs, late fees, NSF fees, escrow advances, corporate advances, property preservation costs, attorney fees, and all costs and fees associated with the furtherance of this action, which is a first, prior, and superior lien on the Property.
16. Borrower may claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or other interest in the Property by virtue of a possible homestead interest which they may have or claim to have in the Property.
17. With respect to the additional defendants, Plaintiff alleges as follows:
a. Additional defendant, Spouse, if any, of Spencer Logan Quiring, may claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in and to the Property, by virtue of any possible homestead interest which he/she may have or claim to have in or to the Property.
b. Additional defendant, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, may claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in and to the Property, by virtue of a mortgage recorded at the Major County Clerk’s Office on August 12, 2024, at Book 2203, and Page 689 at Instrument No. I-2024-002050.
c. Additional defendants, Occupant(s), if any, of the Premises, whose true and correct legal identities are unknown to the Plaintiff at this time, may claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in and to the Property, by virtue of occupancy of the Property.
d. Plaintiff further asserts that any right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim assessment, or interest claimed by any defendant is subordinate and inferior to the mortgage lien claimed by Plaintiff. Plaintiff respectfully requests that each and every defendant claiming and interest in the Property be required to establish the claimed right herein or be barred forever for further asserting such a claim.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for a judgment in personam against Borrower in the amount of $131,097.22, with 6.500% interest per annum thereon, or as adjusted by the Note and Mortgage, from July 1, 2025, until paid; all abstracting and title costs incurred by Plaintiff to enforce the Note and Mortgage; all late charges; NSF fees; escrow advances; corporate advances; taxes; insurance premiums; property preservation charges; attorney fees; and all fees and costs associated with this action as allowed by the Note and Mortgage.
FURTHER, Plaintiff prays for judgment in rem against Borrower, the Property, the Premises, and all other defendants, awarding judgment as follows:
All defendants have set out their purported claims to the Property or have waived their rights to do so.
Plaintiff's mortgage is declared a first, prior, and superior lien on the Property as to all other claims asserted, and further declaring that Plaintiff is entitled to all amounts set forth herein.
That Plaintiff is entitled to foreclose the Mortgage, and the Property shall be sold for cash and that sale shall be had with appraisement. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied first to the payment of the costs incurred herein, and then to the satisfaction of the judgment amount, Mortgage, and lien asserted by Plaintiff.
That Plaintiff's Mortgage lien interest is prior, first, and superior to all other claims of defendants. That all right, title, claim, encumbrance, or interest claimed by any defendant shall be adjudged junior, inferior, and subject to Plaintiff's Mortgage lien.
That upon confirmation of the sale, that all and each of the defendants herein, be forever foreclosed, barred, and enjoined from asserting claim of a right, title, estate, encumbrance, or other interest of any nature to the Property.
Finally, Plaintiff prays for any and all further relief this Court deems just and equitable.
Respectfully submitted,
[Signature]
Sally E. Garrison, OBA #18709
Alex S. Rivera, OBA #32269
Amy R. Sullivan, OBA #35938
Dalton Woodring, OBA #36492
The Mortgage Law Firm, PLLC
421 NW 13th Street, Suite 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Telephone: (405) 246-0602
Facsimile: (405) 698-0007
[email protected]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
ORIGINAL
Loan Number [REDACTED]
MIN: [REDACTED]
NOTE
August 9, 2024
(Note Date)
ENID
(City)
Oklahoma
(State)
810 N 8TH ST
FAIRVIEW, OK 73737-1016
(Property Address)
1. BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY
In return for a loan in the amount of U.S. $132,323.00 (the "Principal") that I have received from BANCFIRST, CORPORATION (the "Lender"), I promise to pay the Principal, plus interest, to the order of the Lender. I will make all payments under this Note in U.S. currency in the form of cash, check, money order, or other payment method accepted by Lender.
I understand that the Lender may transfer this Note. The Lender or anyone who takes this Note by transfer and who is entitled to receive payments under this Note is called the "Note Holder."
2. INTEREST
Interest will be charged on unpaid Principal until the full amount of the Principal has been paid. I will pay interest at a yearly rate of 6.500%.
The interest rate required by this Section 2 is the rate I will pay both before and after any default described in Section 6(B) of this Note.
3. PAYMENTS
(A) Time and Place of Payments
I will pay principal and interest by making a payment every month. This amount is called my "Monthly Payment."
I will make my Monthly Payment on the 1st day of each month beginning on October 1, 2024. I will make these payments every month until I have paid all of the Principal and interest and any other charges described below that I may owe under this Note. Each Monthly Payment will be applied as of its scheduled due date and will be applied to interest before the Principal. If, on September 1, 2054, I still owe amounts under this Note, I will pay those amounts on that date, which is called the "Maturity Date."
I will make my Monthly Payments at
BANCFIRST
100 N BROADWAY AVE, SUITE 900
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
or at a different place if required by the Note Holder.
(B) Amount of Monthly Payments
My Monthly Payment will be in the amount of U.S. $836.37. This payment amount does not include any property taxes, insurance, or other charges that I may be required to pay each month.
4. BORROWER'S RIGHT TO PREPAY
I have the right to make payments of principal at any time before they are due. A payment of principal only is known as a "Prepayment." When I make a Prepayment, I will notify the Note Holder in writing that I am doing so. I may not designate a payment as a Prepayment if I have not made all the Monthly Payments then due under this Note.
I may make a full Prepayment or partial Prepayments without paying a Prepayment charge. The Note Holder will use my Prepayments to reduce the amount of Principal that I owe under this Note. However, the Note Holder may apply my Prepayment to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Prepayment amount, before applying my Prepayment to reduce the Principal amount of the Note. If I make a partial Prepayment, there will be no changes in the due date or in the amount of my Monthly Payment unless the Note Holder agrees in writing to those changes.
5. LOAN CHARGES
If applicable law sets maximum loan charges, and that law is finally interpreted so that the interest or other loan charges collected or to be collected in connection with the loan exceed the permitted limits, then (a) any such loan charge will be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the charge to the permitted limit, and (b) any sums already collected from me that exceeded permitted limits will be refunded to me. The Note Holder may choose to make this refund by reducing the Principal I owe under this Note or by making a direct payment to me. If a refund reduces Principal, the reduction will be treated as a partial Prepayment.
6. BORROWER'S FAILURE TO PAY AS REQUIRED
(A) Late Charges for Overdue Payments
If the Note Holder has not received the full amount of any Monthly Payment by the end of fifteen calendar days after the date it is due, I will pay a late charge to the Note Holder. The amount of the charge will be 4.000% of my overdue Monthly Payment. I will pay this late charge promptly but only once on each late payment.
(B) Default
If I do not pay the full amount of each Monthly Payment on the date it is due, I will be in default.
(C) Notice of Default
If I am in default, the Note Holder may send me a written notice telling me that if I do not pay the overdue amount by a certain date, the Note Holder may require me to pay immediately the full amount of unpaid Principal, all the interest that I owe on that amount, and other charges due under this Note (the "Default Balance"). That date must be at least 30 days after the date on which the notice is mailed to me or delivered by other means.
(D) No Waiver By Note Holder
If I am in default and the Note Holder does not require me to pay the Default Balance immediately as described above, the Note Holder will still have the right to do so if I continue to be in default or if I am in default at a later time.
(E) Payment of Note Holder's Costs and Expenses
If the Note Holder has required me to pay the Default Balance immediately as described above, the Note Holder will have the right to be paid back by me for all of its costs and expenses in enforcing this Note to the extent not prohibited by applicable law. Those expenses include, for example, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
7. GIVING OF NOTICES
(A) Notice to Borrower
Unless applicable law requires a different method, any notice that must be given to me under this Note will be given by delivering it, or by mailing it by first class mail, to me at the Property Address above or at a different address if I give the Note Holder a notice of my different address. I will promptly notify the Note Holder of any change to my physical address and of any change to my mailing address. Unless applicable law requires otherwise, notice may instead be sent by e-mail or other electronic communication if agreed to by me and the Note Holder in writing and if I have provided the Note Holder with my current e-mail address or other electronic address. If I have agreed with the Note Holder that notice may be given by e-mail or other electronic communication, I will promptly notify the Note Holder of any changes to my e-mail address or other electronic address.
(B) Notice to Note Holder
Any notice that I must give to the Note Holder under this Note will be delivered by first class mail to the Note Holder at the address stated in Section 3(A) above or at a different address if I am given a notice of that different address.
8. OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONS UNDER THIS NOTE
If more than one person signs this Note, each person is fully and personally obligated to keep all of the promises made in this Note, including the promise to pay the full amount owed. Any person who is a guarantor, surety, or endorser of this Note is also obligated to do these things. Any person who takes over these obligations, including the obligations of a guarantor, surety, or endorser of this Note, is also obligated to keep all of the promises made in this Note. The Note Holder may enforce its rights under this Note against each person individually or against all of us together. This means that any one of us may be required to pay all of the amounts owed under this Note.
9. WAIVERS
I and any other person who has obligations under this Note waive the rights of Presentment and Notice of Dishonor. "Presentment" means the right to require the Note Holder to demand payment of amounts due. "Notice of Dishonor" means the right to require the Note Holder to give notice to other persons that amounts due have not been paid.
10. UNIFORM SECURED NOTE
This Note is a uniform instrument with limited variations in some jurisdictions. In addition to the protections given to the Note Holder under this Note, a Mortgage, Mortgage Deed, Deed of Trust, or Security Deed (the "Security Instrument"), dated the same date as this Note, protects the Note Holder from possible losses that might result if I do not keep the promises that I make in this Note. That Security Instrument also describes how and under what conditions I may be required to make immediate payment of all amounts I owe under this Note. Some of those conditions are described as follows:
If all or any part of the Property or any Interest in the Property is sold or transferred (or if Borrower is not a natural person and a beneficial interest in Borrower is sold or transferred) without Lender’s prior written consent, Lender may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument. However, Lender will not exercise this option if such exercise is prohibited by Applicable Law.
Loan Number: ________________ MIN: ________________
If Lender exercises this option, Lender will give Borrower notice of acceleration. The notice will provide a period of not less than 30 days from the date the notice is given in accordance with Section 16 within which Borrower must pay all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Borrower fails to pay these sums prior to, or upon, the expiration of this period, Lender may invoke any remedies permitted by this Security Instrument without further notice or demand on Borrower and will be entitled to collect all expenses incurred in pursuing such remedies, including, but not limited to: (a) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; (b) property inspection and valuation fees; and (c) other fees incurred to protect Lender's interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument.
WITNESS THE HAND(S) AND SEAL(S) OF THE UNDERSIGNED.
[signature] Spencer Logan Quiring (Seal)
SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING -Borrower
[signature]
(Sign Original Only)
(Borrower)
Loan originator (Organization): BANCFIRST; NMLS #: ________________
Loan originator (Individual): CHASITY LYNN NAVARRO; NMLS #: ________________
WITHOUT RECOU RSE PAY TO THE ORDER OF
TO: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FROM: BANCFIRST
BY: ____________________________
BILLY PARSLEY II, PRESIDENT OR
MICHELLE BRESHHERS, SR. VICE-PRESIDENT
Pay to the Order of __________________________
Without Recourse
U.S. Bank National Association
_______________________________
Chad D. Butruff
Vice President
After Recording Return To:
BANCFIRST
100 N BROADWAY AVE, SUITE 800
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
This instrument was prepared by:
MACIE CANTRELL
BANCFIRST
100 N BROADWAY AVE, SUITE 800
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
405-270-4700
(Space Above This Line For Recording Data)
MORTGAGE
MIN:
SIS Telephone #: (888) 679-MERS
DEFINITIONS
Words used in multiple sections of this document are defined below and other words are defined under the caption TRANSFER OF RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY and in Sections 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 24, and 25. Certain rules regarding the usage of words used in this document are also provided in Section 17.
Parties
(A) "Borrower" is SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING, A SINGLE PERSON, currently residing at 1213 N 8TH STREET, FAIRVIEW, OK 73737. Borrower is the mortgagor under this Security Instrument.
(B) "Lender" is BANCFIRST. Lender is A CORPORATION organized and existing under the laws of THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. Lender's address is 100 N BROADWAY AVE, SUITE 800, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102. The term "Lender" includes any successors and assigns of Lender.
(C) "MERS" is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns. MERS is the mortgagee under this Security Instrument. MERS is organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, and has an address and telephone number of P.O. Box 2026, Flint, MI 48501-2026, tel. (888) 679-MERS.
Documents
(D) "Note" means the promissory note dated August 9, 2024, and signed by each Borrower who is legally obligated for the debt under that promissory note, that is in either (i) paper form, using Borrower's written pen and ink signature, or (ii) electronic form, using Borrower's adopted Electronic Signature in accordance with the UETA or E-SIGN, as applicable. The Note evidences the legal obligation of each Borrower who signed the Note to pay Lender ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND NO/100 Dollars (U.S. $132,323.00) plus interest. Each Borrower who signed the Note has promised to pay this debt in regular monthly payments and to pay the debt in full not later than September 1, 2054.
(E) "Riders" means all Riders to this Security Instrument that are signed by Borrower. All such Riders are incorporated into and deemed to be a part of this Security Instrument. The following Riders are to be signed by Borrower (check box as applicable):
☐ Adjustable Rate Rider ☐ Condominium Rider ☐ Second Home Rider
☐ 1-4 Family Rider ☐ Planned Unit Development Rider
[X] Other(s) (specify) Tax Exempt Financing Rider to Security Instrument
(F) "Security Instrument" means this document, which is dated August 9, 2024, together with all Riders to this document.
Additional Definitions
(G) "Applicable Law" means all controlling applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, and administrative rules and orders (that have the effect of law) as well as all applicable final, non-appealable judicial opinions.
(H) "Community Association Dues, Fees, and Assessments" means all dues, fees, assessments, and other charges that are imposed on Borrower or the Property by a condominium association, homeowners association, or similar organization.
(I) "Default" means: (i) the failure to pay any Periodic Payment or any other amount secured by this Security Instrument on the date it is due; (ii) a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or agreement in this Security Instrument; (iii) any materially false, misleading, or inaccurate information or statement to Lender provided by Borrower or any persons or entities acting at Borrower’s direction or with Borrower’s knowledge or consent, or failure to provide Lender with material information in connection with the Loan, as described in Section 8; or (iv) any action or proceeding described in Section 12(c).
(J) "Electronic Fund Transfer" means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, which is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, computer, or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account. Such term includes, but is not limited to, point-of-sale transfers, automated teller machine transactions, transfers initiated by telephone or other electronic device capable of communicating with such financial institution, wire transfers, and automated clearinghouse transfers.
(K) "Electronic Signature" means an "Electronic Signature" as defined in the UETA or E-SIGN, as applicable.
(L) "E-SIGN" means the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), as it may be amended from time to time, or any applicable additional or successor legislation that governs the same subject matter.
(M) "Escrow Items" means: (i) taxes and assessments and other items that can attain priority over this Security Instrument as a lien or encumbrance on the Property; (ii) leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, if any; (iii) premiums for any and all insurance required by Lender under Section 5; (iv) Mortgage Insurance premiums, if any, or any sums payable by Borrower to Lender in lieu of the payment of Mortgage Insurance premiums in accordance with the provisions of Section 11; and (v) Community Association Dues, Fees, and Assessments if Lender requires that they be escrowed beginning at Loan closing or at any time during the Loan term.
(N) "Loan" means the debt obligation evidenced by the Note, plus interest, any prepayment charges, costs, expenses, and late charges due under the Note, and all sums due under this Security Instrument, plus interest.
(O) "Loan Servicer" means the entity that has the contractual right to receive Borrower’s Periodic Payments and any other payments made by Borrower, and administers the Loan on behalf of Lender. Loan Servicer does not include a sub-servicer, which is an entity that may service the Loan on behalf of the Loan Servicer.
(P) "Miscellaneous Proceeds" means any compensation, settlement, award of damages, or proceeds paid by any third party (other than insurance proceeds paid under the coverages described in Section 5) for: (i) damage to, or destruction of, the Property; (ii) condemnation or other taking of all or any part of the Property; (iii) conveyance in lieu of condemnation; or (iv) misrepresentations of, or omissions as to, the value and/or condition of the Property.
(Q) "Mortgage Insurance" means insurance protecting Lender against the nonpayment of, or Default on, the Loan.
(R) "Partial Payment" means any payment by Borrower, other than a voluntary prepayment permitted under the Note, which is less than a full outstanding Periodic Payment.
(S) "Periodic Payment" means the regularly scheduled amount due for (i) principal and interest under the Note, plus (ii) any amounts under Section 3.
(T) "Property" means the property described below under the heading "TRANSFER OF RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY."
(U) "Rents" means all amounts received by or due Borrower in connection with the lease, use, and/or occupancy of the Property by a party other than Borrower.
(V) "RESPA" means the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and its implementing regulation, Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 1024), as they may be amended from time to time, or any additional or successor federal legislation or regulation that governs the same subject matter. When used in this Security Instrument, "RESPA" refers to all requirements and restrictions that would apply to a "federally related mortgage loan" even if the Loan does not qualify as a "federally related mortgage loan" under RESPA.
(W) "Successor in Interest of Borrower" means any party that has taken title to the Property, whether or not that party has assumed Borrower's obligations under the Note and/or this Security Instrument.
(X) "UETA" means the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as enacted by the jurisdiction in which the Property is located, as it may be amended from time to time, or any applicable additional or successor legislation that governs the same subject matter.
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY
This Security Instrument secures to Lender (i) the repayment of the Loan, and all renewals, extensions, and modifications of the Note, and (ii) the performance of Borrower's covenants and agreements under this Security Instrument and the Note. For this purpose, Borrower mortgages, grants, and conveys to MERS (solely as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns) and to the successors and assigns of MERS, with power of sale, the following described property located in the County of MAJOR:
LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK ONE (1), VETERAN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW, MAJOR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.
which currently has the address of. 810 N 8TH ST
FAIRVIEW, OK 73737-1016 ("Property Address");
TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or subsequently erected on the property, including replacements and additions to the improvements on such property, all property rights, including, without limitation, all easements, appurtenances, royalties, mineral rights, oil or gas rights or profits, water rights, and fixtures now or subsequently a part of the property. All of the foregoing is referred to in this Security Instrument as the "Property." Borrower understands and agrees that MERS holds only legal title to the interests granted by Borrower in this Security Instrument, but, if necessary to comply with law or custom, MERS (as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns) has the right: to exercise any or all of those interests, including, but not limited to, the right to foreclose and sell the Property; and to take any action required of Lender including, but not limited to, releasing and canceling this Security Instrument.
BORROWER REPRESENTS, WARRANTS, COVENANTS, AND AGREES that: (i) Borrower lawfully owns and possesses the Property conveyed in this Security Instrument in fee simple or lawfully has the right to use and occupy the Property under a leasehold estate; (ii) Borrower has the right to mortgage, grant, and convey the Property or Borrower's leasehold interest in the Property; and (iii) the Property is unencumbered, and not subject to any other ownership interest in the Property, except for encumbrances and ownership interests of record. Borrower warrants generally the title to the Property and covenants and agrees to defend the title to the Property against all claims and demands, subject to any encumbrances and ownership interests of record as of Loan closing.
3. Funds for Escrow Items.
(a) Escrow Requirement; Escrow Items. Borrower must pay to Lender on the day Periodic Payments are due under the Note, until the Note is paid in full, a sum of money to provide for payment of amounts due for all Escrow Items (the "Funds"). The amount of the Funds required to be paid each month may change during the term of the Loan. Borrower must promptly furnish to Lender all notices or invoices of amounts to be paid under this Section 3.
(b) Payment of Funds; Waiver. Borrower must pay Lender the Funds for Escrow Items unless Lender waives this obligation in writing. Lender may waive this obligation for any Escrow Item at any time. In the event of such waiver, Borrower must pay directly, when and where payable, the amounts due for any Escrow Items subject to the waiver. If Lender has waived the requirement to pay Lender the Funds for any or all Escrow Items, Lender may require Borrower to provide proof of direct payment of those items within such time period as Lender may require. Borrower's obligation to make such timely payments and to provide proof of payment is deemed to be a covenant and agreement of Borrower under this Security Instrument. If Borrower is obligated to pay Escrow Items directly pursuant to a waiver, and Borrower fails to pay timely the amount due for an Escrow Item, Lender may exercise its rights under Section 9 to pay such amount and Borrower will be obligated to repay to Lender any such amount in accordance with Section 9.
Lender may withdraw the waiver as to any or all Escrow Items at any time by giving a notice in accordance with Section 16; upon such withdrawal, Borrower must pay to Lender all Funds for such Escrow Items, and in such amounts, that are then required under this Section 3.
(c) Amount of Funds; Application of Funds. Lender may, at any time, collect and hold Funds in an amount up to, but not in excess of, the maximum amount a lender can require under RESPA. Lender will estimate the amount of Funds due in accordance with Applicable Law.
The Funds will be held in an institution whose deposits are insured by a U.S. federal agency, instrumentality, or entity (including Lender, if Lender is an institution whose deposits are so insured) or in any Federal Home Loan Bank. Lender will apply the Funds to pay the Escrow Items no later than the time specified under RESPA. Lender may not charge Borrower for: (i) holding and applying the Funds; (ii) annually analyzing the escrow account; or (iii) verifying the Escrow Items, unless Lender pays Borrower interest on the Funds and Applicable Law permits Lender to make such a charge. Unless Lender and Borrower agree in writing or Applicable Law requires interest to be paid on the Funds, Lender will not be required to pay Borrower any interest or earnings on the Funds. Lender will give to Borrower, without charge, an annual accounting of the Funds as required by RESPA.
(d) Surplus; Shortage and Deficiency of Funds. In accordance with RESPA, if there is a surplus of Funds held in escrow, Lender will account to Borrower for such surplus. If Borrower's Periodic Payment is delinquent by more than 30 days, Lender may retain the surplus in the escrow account for the payment of the Escrow Items. If there is a shortage or deficiency of Funds held in escrow, Lender will notify Borrower and Borrower will pay to Lender the amount necessary to make up the shortage or deficiency in accordance with RESPA.
Upon payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Lender will promptly refund to Borrower any Funds held by Lender.
4. Charges; Liens. Borrower must pay (a) all taxes, assessments, charges, fines, and impositions attributable to the Property which have priority or may attain priority over this Security Instrument, (b) leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, if any, and (c) Community Association Dues, Fees, and Assessments, if any. If any of these items are Escrow Items, Borrower will pay them in the manner provided in Section 3.
Borrower must promptly discharge any lien that has priority or may attain priority over this Security Instrument unless Borrower: (aa) agrees in writing to the payment of the obligation secured by the lien in a manner acceptable to Lender, but only so long as Borrower is performing under such agreement; (bb) contests the lien in good faith by, or defends against enforcement of the lien in, legal proceedings which Lender determines, in its sole discretion, operate to prevent the enforcement of the lien while those proceedings are pending, but only until such proceedings are concluded; or (cc) secures from the holder of the lien an agreement satisfactory to Lender that subordinates the lien to this Security Instrument (collectively, the "Required Actions"). If Lender determines that any part of the Property is subject to a lien that has priority or may attain priority over this Security Instrument and Borrower has not taken any of the Required Actions in regard to such lien, Lender may give Borrower a notice identifying the lien. Within 10 days after the date on which that notice is given, Borrower must satisfy the lien or take one or more of the Required Actions.
(III) paying: (A) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; (B) property inspection and valuation fees; and (C) other fees incurred for the purpose of protecting Lender’s interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument, including its secured position in a bankruptcy proceeding. Securing the Property includes, but is not limited to, exterior and interior inspections of the Property, entering the Property to make repairs, changing locks, replacing or boarding up doors and windows, draining water from pipes, eliminating building or other code violations or dangerous conditions, and having utilities turned on or off. Although Lender may take action under this Section 9, Lender is not required to do so and is not under any duty or obligation to do so. Lender will not be liable for not taking any or all actions authorized under this Section 9.
(b) Avoiding Foreclosure; Mitigating Losses. If Borrower is in Default, Lender may work with Borrower to avoid foreclosure and/or mitigate Lender’s potential losses, but is not obligated to do so unless required by Applicable Law. Lender may take reasonable actions to evaluate Borrower for available alternatives to foreclosure, including, but not limited to, obtaining credit reports, title reports, title insurance, property valuations, subordination agreements, and third-party approvals. Borrower authorizes and consents to these actions. Any costs associated with such loss mitigation activities may be paid by Lender and recovered from Borrower as described below in Section 9(c), unless prohibited by Applicable Law.
(c) Additional Amounts Secured. Any amounts disbursed by Lender under this Section 9 will become additional debt of Borrower secured by this Security Instrument. These amounts may bear interest at the Note rate from the date of disbursement and will be payable, with such interest, upon notice from Lender to Borrower requesting payment.
(d) Leasehold Terms. If this Security Instrument is on a leasehold, Borrower will comply with all the provisions of the lease. If Borrower acquires fee title to the Property, the leasehold and the fee title will not merge unless Lender agrees to the merger in writing.
10. Assignment of Rents.
(a) Assignment of Rents. If the Property is leased to, used by, or occupied by a third party ("Tenant"), Borrower is unconditionally assigning and transferring to Lender any Rents, regardless of to whom the Rents are payable. Borrower authorizes Lender to collect the Rents, and agrees that each Tenant will pay the Rents to Lender. However, Borrower will receive the Rents until (i) Lender has given Borrower notice of Default pursuant to Section 26, and (ii) Lender has given notice to the Tenant that the Rents are to be paid to Lender. This Section 10 constitutes an absolute assignment and not an assignment for additional security only.
(b) Notice of Default. If Lender gives notice of Default to Borrower: (i) all Rents received by Borrower must be held by Borrower as trustee for the benefit of Lender only, to be applied to the sums secured by the Security Instrument; (ii) Lender will be entitled to collect and receive all of the Rents; (iii) Borrower agrees to instruct each Tenant that Tenant is to pay all Rents due and unpaid to Lender upon Lender’s written demand to the Tenant; (iv) Borrower will ensure that each Tenant pays all Rents due to Lender and will take whatever action is necessary to collect such Rents if not paid to Lender; (v) unless Applicable Law provides otherwise, all Rents collected by Lender will be applied first to the costs of taking control of and managing the Property and collecting the Rents, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, receiver’s fees, premiums on receiver’s bonds, repair and maintenance costs, insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, and other charges on the Property, and then to any other sums secured by this Security Instrument; (vi) Lender, or any judicially appointed receiver, will be liable to account for only those Rents actually received; and (vii) Lender will be entitled to have a receiver appointed to take possession of and manage the Property and collect the Rents and profits derived from the Property without any showing as to the inadequacy of the Property as security.
(c) Funds Paid by Lender. If the Rents are not sufficient to cover the costs of taking control of and managing the Property and of collecting the Rents, any funds paid by Lender for such purposes will become indebtedness of Borrower to Lender secured by this Security Instrument pursuant to Section 9.
(d) Limitation on Collection of Rents. Borrower may not collect any of the Rents more than one month in advance of the time when the Rents become due, except for security or similar deposits.
(e) No Other Assignment of Rents. Borrower represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees that Borrower has not signed any prior assignment of the Rents, will not make any further assignment of the Rents, and has not performed, and will not perform, any act that could prevent Lender from exercising its rights under this Security Instrument.
(f) Control and Maintenance of the Property. Unless required by Applicable Law, Lender, or a receiver appointed under Applicable Law, is not obligated to enter upon, take control of, or maintain the Property before or
after giving notice of Default to Borrower. However, Lender, or a receiver appointed under Applicable Law, may do so at any time when Borrower is in Default, subject to Applicable Law.
(g) Additional Provisions. Any application of the Rents will not cure or waive any Default or invalidate any other right or remedy of Lender. This Section 10 does not relieve Borrower of Borrower’s obligations under Section 6.
This Section 10 will terminate when all the sums secured by this Security Instrument are paid in full.
11. Mortgage Insurance.
(a) Payment of Premiums; Substitution of Policy; Loss Reserve; Protection of Lender. If Lender required Mortgage Insurance as a condition of making the Loan, Borrower will pay the premiums required to maintain the Mortgage Insurance in effect. If Borrower was required to make separately designated payments toward the premiums for Mortgage Insurance, and (i) the Mortgage Insurance coverage required by Lender ceases for any reason to be available from the mortgage insurer that previously provided such insurance, or (ii) Lender determines in its sole discretion that such mortgage insurer is no longer eligible to provide the Mortgage Insurance coverage required by Lender, Borrower will pay the premiums required to obtain coverage substantially equivalent to the Mortgage Insurance previously in effect, at a cost substantially equivalent to the cost to Borrower of the Mortgage Insurance previously in effect, from an alternate mortgage insurer selected by Lender.
If substantially equivalent Mortgage Insurance coverage is not available, Borrower will continue to pay to Lender the amount of the separately designated payments that were due when the insurance coverage ceased to be in effect. Lender will accept, use, and retain these payments as a non-refundable loss reserve in lieu of Mortgage Insurance. Such loss reserve will be non-refundable, even when the Loan is paid in full, and Lender will not be required to pay Borrower any interest or earnings on such loss reserve.
Lender will no longer require loss reserve payments if Mortgage Insurance coverage (in the amount and for the period that Lender requires) provided by an insurer selected by Lender again becomes available, is obtained, and Lender requires separately designated payments toward the premiums for Mortgage Insurance.
If Lender required Mortgage Insurance as a condition of making the Loan and Borrower was required to make separately designated payments toward the premiums for Mortgage Insurance, Borrower will pay the premiums required to maintain Mortgage Insurance in effect, or to provide a non-refundable loss reserve, until Lender’s requirement for Mortgage Insurance ends in accordance with any written agreement between Borrower and Lender providing for such termination or until termination is required by Applicable Law. Nothing in this Section 11 affects Borrower’s obligation to pay interest at the Note rate.
(b) Mortgage Insurance Agreements. Mortgage Insurance reimburses Lender for certain losses Lender may incur if Borrower does not repay the Loan as agreed. Borrower is not a party to the Mortgage Insurance policy or coverage.
Mortgage insurers evaluate their total risk on all such insurance in force from time to time, and may enter into agreements with other parties that share or modify their risk, or reduce losses. These agreements may require the mortgage insurer to make payments using any source of funds that the mortgage insurer may have available (which may include funds obtained from Mortgage Insurance premiums).
As a result of these agreements, Lender, another insurer, any reinsurer, any other entity, or any affiliate of any of the foregoing, may receive (directly or indirectly) amounts that derive from (or might be characterized as) a portion of Borrower’s payments for Mortgage Insurance, in exchange for sharing or modifying the mortgage insurer’s risk, or reducing losses. Any such agreements will not: (i) affect the amounts that Borrower has agreed to pay for Mortgage Insurance, or any other terms of the Loan; (ii) increase the amount Borrower will owe for Mortgage Insurance; (iii) entitle Borrower to any refund; or (iv) affect the rights Borrower has, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Insurance under the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 (12 U.S.C. § 4901 et seq.), as it may be amended from time to time, or any additional or successor federal legislation or regulation that governs the same subject matter ("HPA"). These rights under the HPA may include the right to receive certain disclosures, to request and obtain cancellation of the Mortgage Insurance, to have the Mortgage Insurance terminated automatically, and/or to receive a refund of any Mortgage Insurance premiums that were unearned at the time of such cancellation or termination.
12. Assignment and Application of Miscellaneous Proceeds; Forfeiture.
(a) Assignment of Miscellaneous Proceeds. Borrower is unconditionally assigning the right to receive all Miscellaneous Proceeds to Lender and agrees that such amounts will be paid to Lender.
(b) Application of Miscellaneous Proceeds upon Damage to Property. If the Property is damaged, any Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied to restoration or repair of the Property, if Lender deems the restoration or repair to be economically feasible and Lender’s security will not be lessened by such restoration or repair. During such repair and restoration period, Lender will have the right to hold such Miscellaneous Proceeds until Lender has had an opportunity to inspect the Property to ensure the work has been completed to Lender’s satisfaction (which may include satisfying Lender’s minimum eligibility requirements for persons repairing the Property, including, but not limited to, licensing, bond, and insurance requirements) provided that such inspection must be undertaken promptly. Lender may pay for the repairs and restoration in a single disbursement or in a series of progress payments as the work is completed, depending on the size of the repair or restoration, the terms of the repair agreement, and whether Borrower is in Default on the Loan. Lender may make such disbursements directly to Borrower, to the person repairing or restoring the Property, or payable jointly to both. Unless Lender and Borrower agree in writing or Applicable Law requires interest to be paid on such Miscellaneous Proceeds, Lender will not be required to pay Borrower any interest or earnings on such Miscellaneous Proceeds. If Lender deems the restoration or repair not to be economically feasible or Lender’s security would be lessened by such restoration or repair, the Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with the excess, if any, paid to Borrower. Such Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied in the order that Partial Payments are applied in Section 2(b).
(c) Application of Miscellaneous Proceeds upon Condemnation, Destruction, or Loss in Value of the Property. In the event of a total taking, destruction, or loss in value of the Property, all of the Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with the excess, if any, paid to Borrower.
In the event of a partial taking, destruction, or loss in value of the Property (each, a “Partial Devaluation”) where the fair market value of the Property immediately before the Partial Devaluation is equal to or greater than the amount of the sums secured by this Security Instrument immediately before the Partial Devaluation, a percentage of the Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument unless Borrower and Lender otherwise agree in writing. The amount of the Miscellaneous Proceeds that will be so applied is determined by multiplying the total amount of the Miscellaneous Proceeds by a percentage calculated by taking (i) the total amount of the sums secured immediately before the Partial Devaluation, and dividing it by (ii) the fair market value of the Property immediately before the Partial Devaluation. Any balance of the Miscellaneous Proceeds will be paid to Borrower.
In the event of a Partial Devaluation where the fair market value of the Property immediately before the Partial Devaluation is less than the amount of the sums secured immediately before the Partial Devaluation, all of the Miscellaneous Proceeds will be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not the sums are then due, unless Borrower and Lender otherwise agree in writing.
(d) Settlement of Claims. Lender is authorized to collect and apply the Miscellaneous Proceeds either to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, or to restoration or repair of the Property, if Borrower (i) abandons the Property, or (ii) fails to respond to Lender within 30 days after the date Lender notifies Borrower that the Opposing Party (as defined in the next sentence) offers to settle a claim for damages. “Opposing Party” means the third party that owes Borrower the Miscellaneous Proceeds or the party against whom Borrower has a right of action in regard to the Miscellaneous Proceeds.
(e) Proceeding Affecting Lender’s Interest in the Property. Borrower will be in Default if any action or proceeding begins, whether civil or criminal, that, in Lender’s judgment, could result in forfeiture of the Property or other material impairment of Lender’s interest in the Property or rights under this Security Instrument. Borrower can cure such a Default and, if acceleration has occurred, reinstate as provided in Section 20, by causing the action or proceeding to be dismissed with a ruling that, in Lender’s judgment, precludes forfeiture of the Property or other material impairment of Lender’s interest in the Property or rights under this Security Instrument. Borrower is unconditionally assigning to Lender the proceeds of any award or claim for damages that are attributable to the impairment of Lender’s interest in the Property, which proceeds will be paid to Lender. All Miscellaneous Proceeds that are not applied to restoration or repair of the Property will be applied in the order that Partial Payments are applied in Section 2(b).
13. Borrower Not Released; Forbearance by Lender Not a Waiver. Borrower or any Successor in Interest of Borrower will not be released from liability under this Security Instrument if Lender extends the time for payment or
modifies the amortization of the sums secured by this Security Instrument. Lender will not be required to commence proceedings against any Successor in Interest of Borrower, or to refuse to extend time for payment or otherwise modify amortization of the sums secured by this Security Instrument, by reason of any demand made by the original Borrower or any Successors in Interest of Borrower. Any forbearance by Lender in exercising any right or remedy including, without limitation, Lender’s acceptance of payments from third persons, entities, or Successors in Interest of Borrower or in amounts less than the amount then due, will not be a waiver of, or preclude the exercise of, any right or remedy by Lender.
14. Joint and Several Liability; Signatories; Successors and Assigns Bound.
Borrower’s obligations and liability under this Security Instrument will be joint and several. However, any Borrower who signs this Security Instrument but does not sign the Note: (a) signs this Security Instrument to mortgage, grant, and convey such Borrower’s interest in the Property under the terms of this Security Instrument; (b) signs this Security Instrument to waive any applicable inchoate rights such as dower and curtesy and any available homestead exemptions; (c) signs this Security Instrument to assign any Miscellaneous Proceeds, Rents, or other earnings from the Property to Lender; (d) is not personally obligated to pay the sums due under the Note or this Security Instrument; and (e) agrees that Lender and any other Borrower can agree to extend, modify, forbear, or make any accommodations with regard to the terms of the Note or this Security Instrument without such Borrower’s consent and without affecting such Borrower’s obligations under this Security Instrument.
Subject to the provisions of Section 19, any Successor in Interest of Borrower who assumes Borrower’s obligations under this Security Instrument in writing, and is approved by Lender, will obtain all of Borrower’s rights, obligations, and benefits under this Security Instrument. Borrower will not be released from Borrower’s obligations and liability under this Security Instrument unless Lender agrees to such release in writing.
15. Loan Charges.
(a) Tax and Flood Determination Fees. Lender may require Borrower to pay (i) a one-time charge for a real estate tax verification and/or reporting service used by Lender in connection with this Loan, and (ii) either (A) a one-time charge for flood zone determination, certification, and tracking services, or (B) a one-time charge for flood zone determination and certification services and subsequent charges each time remappings or similar changes occur that reasonably might affect such determination or certification. Borrower will also be responsible for the payment of any fees imposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or any successor agency, at any time during the Loan term, in connection with any flood zone determinations.
(b) Default Charges. If permitted under Applicable Law, Lender may charge Borrower fees for services performed in connection with Borrower’s Default to protect Lender’s interest in the Property and rights under this Security Instrument, including: (i) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; (ii) property inspection, valuation, mediation, and loss mitigation fees; and (iii) other related fees.
(c) Permissibility of Fees. In regard to any other fees, the absence of express authority in this Security Instrument to charge a specific fee to Borrower should not be construed as a prohibition on the charging of such fee. Lender may not charge fees that are expressly prohibited by this Security Instrument or by Applicable Law.
(d) Savings Clause. If Applicable Law sets maximum loan charges, and that law is finally interpreted so that the interest or other loan charges collected or to be collected in connection with the Loan exceed the permitted limits, then (i) any such loan charge will be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the charge to the permitted limit, and (ii) any sums already collected from Borrower which exceeded permitted limits will be refunded to Borrower. Lender may choose to make this refund by reducing the principal owed under the Note or by making a direct payment to Borrower. If a refund reduces principal, the reduction will be treated as a partial prepayment without any prepayment charge (whether or not a prepayment charge is provided for under the Note). To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Borrower’s acceptance of any such refund made by direct payment to Borrower will constitute a waiver of any right of action Borrower might have arising out of such overcharge.
16. Notices; Borrower’s Physical Address. All notices given by Borrower or Lender in connection with this Security Instrument must be in writing.
(a) Notices to Borrower. Unless Applicable Law requires a different method, any written notice to Borrower in connection with this Security Instrument will be deemed to have been given to Borrower, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, when (i) mailed by first class mail, or (ii) actually delivered to Borrower’s Notice Address (as
defined in Section 16(c) below) if sent by means other than first class mail or Electronic Communication (as defined in Section 16(b) below). Notice to any one Borrower will constitute notice to all Borrowers unless Applicable Law expressly requires otherwise. If any notice to Borrower required by this Security Instrument is also required under Applicable Law, the Applicable Law requirement will satisfy the corresponding requirement under this Security Instrument.
(b) Electronic Notice to Borrower. Unless another delivery method is required by Applicable Law, Lender may provide notice to Borrower by e-mail or other electronic communication ("Electronic Communication") if: (i) agreed to by Lender and Borrower in writing; (ii) Borrower has provided Lender with Borrower's e-mail or other electronic address ("Electronic Address"); (iii) Lender provides Borrower with the option to receive notices by first class mail or by other non-Electronic Communication instead of by Electronic Communication; and (iv) Lender otherwise complies with Applicable Law. Any notice to Borrower sent by Electronic Communication in connection with this Security Instrument will be deemed to have been given to Borrower when sent unless Lender becomes aware that such notice is not delivered. If Lender becomes aware that any notice sent by Electronic Communication is not delivered, Lender will resend such communication to Borrower by first class mail or by other non-Electronic Communication. Borrower may withdraw the agreement to receive Electronic Communications from Lender at any time by providing written notice to Lender of Borrower's withdrawal of such agreement.
(c) Borrower's Notice Address. The address to which Lender will send Borrower notice ("Notice Address") will be the Property Address unless Borrower has designated a different address by written notice to Lender. If Lender and Borrower have agreed that notice may be given by Electronic Communication, then Borrower may designate an Electronic Address as Notice Address. Borrower will promptly notify Lender of Borrower's change of Notice Address, including any changes to Borrower's Electronic Address if designated as Notice Address. If Lender specifies a procedure for reporting Borrower's change of Notice Address, then Borrower will report a change of Notice Address only through that specified procedure.
(d) Notices to Lender. Any notice to Lender will be given by delivering it or by mailing it by first class mail to Lender's address stated in this Security Instrument unless Lender has designated another address (including an Electronic Address) by notice to Borrower. Any notice in connection with this Security Instrument will be deemed to have been given to Lender only when actually received by Lender at Lender's designated address (which may include an Electronic Address). If any notice to Lender required by this Security Instrument is also required under Applicable Law, the Applicable Law requirement will satisfy the corresponding requirement under this Security Instrument.
(e) Borrower's Physical Address. In addition to the designated Notice Address, Borrower will provide Lender with the address where Borrower physically resides, if different from the Property Address, and notify Lender whenever this address changes.
17. Governing Law; Severability; Rules of Construction. This Security Instrument is governed by federal law and the law of the State of Oklahoma. All rights and obligations contained in this Security Instrument are subject to any requirements and limitations of Applicable Law. If any provision of this Security Instrument or the Note conflicts with Applicable Law (i) such conflict will not affect other provisions of this Security Instrument or the Note that can be given effect without the conflicting provision, and (ii) such conflicting provision, to the extent possible, will be considered modified to comply with Applicable Law. Applicable Law might explicitly or implicitly allow the parties to agree by contract or it might be silent, but such silence should not be construed as a prohibition against agreement by contract. Any action required under this Security Instrument to be made in accordance with Applicable Law is to be made in accordance with the Applicable Law in effect at the time the action is undertaken.
As used in this Security Instrument: (a) words in the singular will mean and include the plural and vice versa; (b) the word "may" gives sole discretion without any obligation to take any action; (c) any reference to "Section" in this document refers to Sections contained in this Security Instrument unless otherwise noted; and (d) the headings and captions are inserted for convenience of reference and do not define, limit, or describe the scope or intent of this Security Instrument or any particular Section, paragraph, or provision.
18. Borrower's Copy. One Borrower will be given one copy of the Note and of this Security Instrument.
19. Transfer of the Property or a Beneficial Interest in Borrower. For purposes of this Section 19 only, "Interest in the Property" means any legal or beneficial interest in the Property, including, but not limited to, those
beneficial interests transferred in a bond for deed, contract for deed, installment sales contract, or escrow agreement, the intent of which is the transfer of title by Borrower to a purchaser at a future date.
If all or any part of the Property or any Interest in the Property is sold or transferred (or if Borrower is not a natural person and a beneficial interest in Borrower is sold or transferred) without Lender's prior written consent, Lender may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument. However, Lender will not exercise this option if such exercise is prohibited by Applicable Law.
If Lender exercises this option, Lender will give Borrower notice of acceleration. The notice will provide a period of not less than 30 days from the date the notice is given in accordance with Section 16 within which Borrower must pay all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Borrower fails to pay these sums prior to, or upon, the expiration of this period, Lender may invoke any remedies permitted by this Security Instrument without further notice or demand on Borrower and will be entitled to collect all expenses incurred in pursuing such remedies, including, but not limited to: (a) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; (b) property inspection and valuation fees; and (c) other fees incurred to protect Lender's Interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument.
20. Borrower's Right to Reinstate the Loan after Acceleration. If Borrower meets certain conditions, Borrower will have the right to reinstate the Loan and have enforcement of this Security Instrument discontinued at any time up to the later of (a) five days before any foreclosure sale of the Property, or (b) such other period as Applicable Law might specify for the termination of Borrower's right to reinstate. This right to reinstate will not apply in the case of acceleration under Section 19.
To reinstate the Loan, Borrower must satisfy all of the following conditions: (aa) pay Lender all sums that then would be due under this Security Instrument and the Note as if no acceleration had occurred; (bb) cure any Default of any other covenants or agreements under this Security Instrument or the Note; (cc) pay all expenses incurred in enforcing this Security Instrument or the Note, including, but not limited to: (i) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; (ii) property inspection and valuation fees; and (iii) other fees incurred to protect Lender's interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument or the Note; and (dd) take such action as Lender may reasonably require to assure that Lender's interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument or the Note, and Borrower's obligation to pay the sums secured by this Security Instrument or the Note, will continue unchanged.
Lender may require that Borrower pay such reinstatement sums and expenses in one or more of the following forms, as selected by Lender: (aaa) cash; (bbb) money order; (ccc) certified check, bank check, treasurer's check, or cashier's check, provided any such check is drawn upon an institution whose deposits are insured by a U.S. federal agency, instrumentality, or entity; or (ddd) Electronic Fund Transfer. Upon Borrower's reinstatement of the Loan, this Security Instrument and obligations secured by this Security Instrument will remain fully effective as if no acceleration had occurred.
21. Sale of Note. The Note or a partial interest in the Note, together with this Security Instrument, may be sold or otherwise transferred one or more times. Upon such a sale or other transfer, all of Lender's rights and obligations under this Security Instrument will convey to Lender's successors and assigns.
22. Loan Servicer. Lender may take any action permitted under this Security Instrument through the Loan Servicer or another authorized representative, such as a sub-servicer. Borrower understands that the Loan Servicer or other authorized representative of Lender has the right and authority to take any such action.
The Loan Servicer may change one or more times during the term of the Note. The Loan Servicer may or may not be the holder of the Note. The Loan Servicer has the right and authority to: (a) collect Periodic Payments and any other amounts due under the Note and this Security Instrument; (b) perform any other mortgage loan servicing obligations; and (c) exercise any rights under the Note, this Security Instrument, and Applicable Law on behalf of Lender. If there is a change of the Loan Servicer, Borrower will be given written notice of the change which will state the name and address of the new Loan Servicer, the address to which payments should be made, and any other information RESPA requires in connection with a notice of transfer of servicing.
23. Notice of Grievance. Until Borrower or Lender has notified the other party (in accordance with Section 16) of an alleged breach and afforded the other party a reasonable period after the giving of such notice to take corrective action, neither Borrower nor Lender may commence, join, or be joined to any judicial action (either as an individual litigant or a member of a class) that (a) arises from the other party's actions pursuant to this Security Instrument or the Note, or (b) alleges that the other party has breached any provision of this Security Instrument or the Note. If
Applicable Law provides a time period that must elapse before certain action can be taken, that time period will be deemed to be reasonable for purposes of this Section 23. The notice of Default given to Borrower pursuant to Section 26(a) and the notice of acceleration given to Borrower pursuant to Section 19 will be deemed to satisfy the notice and opportunity to take corrective action provisions of this Section 23.
24. Hazardous Substances.
(a) Definitions. As used in this Section 24: (i) "Environmental Law" means any Applicable Laws where the Property is located that relate to health, safety, or environmental protection; (ii) "Hazardous Substances" include (A) those substances defined as toxic or hazardous substances, pollutants, or wastes by Environmental Law, and (B) the following substances: gasoline, kerosene, other flammable or toxic petroleum products, toxic pesticides and herbicides, volatile solvents, materials containing asbestos or formaldehyde, corrosive materials or agents, and radioactive materials; (iii) "Environmental Cleanup" includes any response action, remedial action, or removal action, as defined in Environmental Law; and (iv) an "Environmental Condition" means a condition that can cause, contribute to, or otherwise trigger an Environmental Cleanup.
(b) Restrictions on Use of Hazardous Substances. Borrower will not cause or permit the presence, use, disposal, storage, or release of any Hazardous Substances, or threaten to release any Hazardous Substances, on or in the Property. Borrower will not do, nor allow anyone else to do, anything affecting the Property that: (i) violates Environmental Law; (ii) creates an Environmental Condition; or (iii) due to the presence, use, or release of a Hazardous Substance, creates a condition that adversely affects or could adversely affect the value of the Property. The preceding two sentences will not apply to the presence, use, or storage on the Property of small quantities of Hazardous Substances that are generally recognized to be appropriate to normal residential uses and to maintenance of the Property (including, but not limited to, hazardous substances in consumer products).
(c) Notices; Remedial Actions. Borrower will promptly give Lender written notice of: (i) any investigation, claim, demand, lawsuit, or other action by any governmental or regulatory agency or private party involving the Property and any Hazardous Substance or Environmental Law of which Borrower has actual knowledge; (ii) any Environmental Condition, including but not limited to, any spilling, leaking, discharge, release, or threat of release of any Hazardous Substance; and (iii) any condition caused by the presence, use, or release of a Hazardous Substance that adversely affects the value of the Property. If Borrower learns, or is notified by any governmental or regulatory authority or any private party, that any removal or other remediation of any Hazardous Substance affecting the Property is necessary, Borrower will promptly take all necessary remedial actions in accordance with Environmental Law. Nothing in this Security Instrument will create any obligation on Lender for an Environmental Cleanup.
25. Electronic Note Signed with Borrower's Electronic Signature. If the Note evidencing the debt for this Loan is electronic, Borrower acknowledges and represents to Lender that Borrower: (a) expressly consented and intended to sign the electronic Note using an Electronic Signature adopted by Borrower ("Borrower's Electronic Signature") instead of signing a paper Note with Borrower's written pen and ink signature; (b) did not withdraw Borrower's express consent to sign the electronic Note using Borrower's Electronic Signature; (c) understood that by signing the electronic Note using Borrower's Electronic Signature, Borrower promised to pay the debt evidenced by the electronic Note in accordance with its terms; and (d) signed the electronic Note with Borrower's Electronic Signature with the intent and understanding that by doing so, Borrower promised to pay the debt evidenced by the electronic Note in accordance with its terms.
NON-UNIFORM COVENANTS. Borrower and Lender further covenant and agree as follows:
26. Acceleration; Remedies.
(a) Notice of Default. Lender will give a notice of Default to Borrower as required by Applicable Law prior to acceleration following Borrower's Default, except that such notice of Default will not be sent when Lender exercises its right under Section 19 unless Applicable Law provides otherwise. The notice will specify, in addition to any other information required by Applicable Law: (i) the Default; (ii) the action required to cure the Default; (iii) a date, not less than 35 days (or as otherwise specified by Applicable Law) from the date the notice is given to Borrower, by which the Default must be cured; (iv) that failure to cure the Default on or before the date specified in the notice may result in acceleration of the sums secured by this Security Instrument and sale of the Property; (v) Borrower's right to reinstate
after acceleration; (vi) Borrower’s right to bring a court action to deny the existence of a Default or to assert any other defense of Borrower to acceleration and sale; and (vii) any other information required by Applicable Law.
(b) Acceleration; Power of Sale; Expenses. If the Default is not cured on or before the date specified in the notice, Lender may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument without further demand and may invoke the power of sale and any other remedies permitted by Applicable Law. Lender will be entitled to collect all costs and expenses incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this Section 26, including, but not limited to: (i) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; (ii) property inspection and valuation fees; and (iii) other fees incurred to protect Lender’s interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument.
(c) Notice of Sale; Sale of Property. If Lender invokes the power of sale, Lender will give notice, in the manner required by Applicable Law, to Borrower and the other required recipients. Lender will also publish the notice of sale, and the Property will be sold, as prescribed by Applicable Law. Lender or its designee may purchase the Property at any sale. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in the manner prescribed by Applicable Law.
27. Release. Upon payment of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Lender will release this Security Instrument. Borrower will pay any recordation costs associated with such release unless Applicable Law provides otherwise. Lender may charge Borrower a fee for releasing this Security Instrument, but only if the fee is paid to a third party for services rendered and the charging of the fee is permitted under Applicable Law.
28. Waiver of Appraisement. Appraisement of the Property is waived or not waived at Lender’s option, which will be exercised before or at the time judgment is entered in any foreclosure.
29. Assumption Fee. If there is an assumption of this Loan, Lender may charge an assumption fee of U.S. $ Maximum allowed by Applicable Law.
30. Notice of Power of Sale. A power of sale has been granted in this Security Instrument. A power of sale may allow Lender to take the Property and sell it without going to court in a foreclosure action upon Default by Borrower under this Security Instrument.
BY SIGNING BELOW, Borrower accepts and agrees to the terms and covenants contained in this Security Instrument and in any Rider signed by Borrower and recorded with it.
Witnesses:
__________________________________________ -Witness
__________________________________________ -Witness
SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING (Seal) -Borrower _____________________________ (Seal) -Borrower
State of Oklahoma
County of Garfield
This instrument was acknowledged before me on 8-9-24 by SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING, A SINGLE PERSON.
(Signature of notarial officer)
Title (and Rank)
My commission expires:
My commission #
Loan originator (Organization): BANCFIRST; NMLS #: ________
Loan originator (Individual): CHASITY LYNN NAVARRO; NMLS #: ________
TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING RIDER
ISSUER: Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
PROGRAM: GOLD 2023/2024
OHFA LOAN NUMBER [REDACTED]
THIS TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING RIDER is made this 9th day of August, 2024 and is incorporated into and shall be deemed to amend and supplement the Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or Security Deed ("Security Instrument") of the same date given by the undersigned ("Borrower") to secure Borrower's Note ("Note") to BANCFIRST ("Lender") of the same date and covering the property described in the Security Instrument and located at:
810 N 8TH ST
FAIRVIEW, OK 73737-1016
(Property Address).
In addition to the covenants and agreements made in the Security Instrument, Borrower and Lender further covenant and agree as follows:
Lender, or such of its successors or assigns as may be separate instrument assume responsibility for assuring compliance by Borrower with the provisions of this Tax-Exempt Financing Rider, may to require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument if:
(a) All or part of the Property is sold or otherwise transferred (other than by devise, descent or operation of law) by Borrower to a purchaser or other transferee:
(i) who cannot reasonably be expected to occupy the property as a principal resident within a reasonable time after the sale or transfer, all as provided by Section 143(c) and (i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(ii) who has had a present ownership interest in a principal residence during any part of the three-year period ending on the date of the sale or transfer, all as provided in Section 143(d) and (i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (except that '100 percent' shall be substituted for '95 percent or more' where the latter appears in Section 143(d)(1)); or
(iii) at an acquisition cost which is greater than 90 percent of the average area purchase price (greater than 110 percent for targeted area residences), all as provided in Section 143(e) and (i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(iv) who has a gross family income in excess of 115% of the applicable median family (140% of the applicable median family income for a purchaser or transferee of a residence in a targeted area), except that 100% and 120% shall be substituted for 115% and 140%, respectively, if the purchaser or other transferee has a family of fewer than 3 individuals, all as provided in Sections 143(f) and (i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(b) Borrower fails to occupy the property described in the Security Instrument without prior written consent of the Lender or its successors or assigns described at the beginning of this Tax-Exempt Financing Rider; or
(c) Borrower omits or misrepresents a fact that is material with respect to the provisions of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code in an application for the loan secured by this Security Instrument.
References are to the 1986 Internal Revenue Code in effect on the date of execution of the Security Instrument and are deemed to include the implementing regulations.
BY SIGNING BELOW, the Borrower accepts and agrees to the terms and provisions in this Tax-Exempt Financing Rider.
SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING (Signature) (Seal)
Borrower
State of Oklahoma
County of Garfield
This instrument was acknowledged before me on 8-9-24 by SPENCER LOGAN QUIRING.
(name(s) of person(s))
(Signature of notarial officer)
Title (and Rank)
My commission expires: ________________
My commission # ________________
Tax Exempt Financing Rider