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TULSA COUNTY • CJ-2026-1036

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v. UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS OF LAURIE L. JACKSON, DECEASED

Filed: Mar 6, 2026
Type: CJ

What's This Case About?

Let’s be real: this is not your average “deadbeat homeowner” foreclosure. We’re not talking about someone skipping payments for years while living large. No, this is ghost foreclosure. Wells Fargo is suing a dead woman, her unknown heirs, her ex-husband, his mystery spouse, and… the people who might be living in the house. It’s like Scooby-Doo meets Law & Order: Foreclosure Unit. And the kicker? The bank wants $5,593.27 — less than the cost of a used car — to take a house that’s been paid off for over 25 years.

So who are these people? Or, more accurately, who were they? Back in 1996, Laurie L. Jackson and Elvin Ray Jackson were a married couple living at 299 West Cherry Street in Sperry, Oklahoma — a quiet little town just outside Tulsa. They took out a $34,650 mortgage with Mercury Mortgage Co., secured by their modest home in the Roberts Addition. That’s not a lot of money today, but back then, it was a real commitment. The mortgage paperwork shows Laurie signed as the primary borrower. Elvin? He signed too, but with a very specific disclaimer: “I am undertaking no personal responsibility for payment of the debt secured hereby.” Classic “I’ll sign the deed, but don’t come after me for the money” energy.

Fast forward nearly three decades. The mortgage was supposed to be paid off by August 2026. But somewhere along the way, things got… weird. Or maybe just complicated. Laurie and Elvin divorced — we don’t know when, but we know they never remarried. Then, in April 2025, Laurie died. No probate was opened. No will was filed. No heirs have stepped forward. She just… vanished from the legal record. Meanwhile, Elvin? He filed for bankruptcy back in 2001 — over 20 years ago — and somehow, this property was included, but the automatic stay (the legal pause on collections during bankruptcy) is no longer in effect. So now, in March 2026, Wells Fargo — which somehow became the holder of this ancient loan through a chain of mergers, reassignments, and financial alchemy — decides it’s time to collect. Except… who exactly do they collect from?

Enter the defendants: “UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS OF LAURIE L. JACKSON, DECEASED” — which sounds like a law firm specializing in haunted estates. Then there’s “SPOUSE OF LAURIE L. JACKSON” — except we already know she was single when she died. Same with “SPOUSE OF ELVIN RAY JACKSON.” And “OCCUPANT(S) OF THE PREMISES” — which is basically legal code for “we don’t know who’s living there, but they might be squatting.” This lawsuit isn’t just about money. It’s a legal ghost hunt. Wells Fargo is casting a wide net, trying to cover every possible claimant — real, imagined, or legally nonexistent — so it can clear the title and sell the house if needed.

So what happened? Well, according to the filing, the last payment was due April 1, 2025. That’s when the default happened. But here’s the wild part: the unpaid principal balance is only $5,593.27. That’s not a typo. The original $34,650 loan has been whittled down over 29 years, and now there’s just a tiny sliver left. And yet, because of that missed payment, the entire remaining balance is now due — thanks to the acceleration clause in the mortgage. That clause says: miss a payment, and boom, the whole thing’s due immediately. It’s like the financial version of “you’re out of the game” for stepping on a crack.

Now, why are they in court? Wells Fargo is filing for foreclosure — but not in the usual way. This isn’t about throwing someone out. It’s about clearing title. The bank wants to sell the property (if needed) to recover that $5,593.27, but it can’t do that if there are unknown heirs, ex-spouses, or random roommates claiming rights to the house. So they’re asking the court to officially declare that their mortgage is the top priority lien on the property and to wipe out any competing claims. It’s a legal housekeeping move — but one that requires dragging ghosts and ex-ghosts into court.

And what do they want? $5,593.27. Plus interest. Plus attorney fees. Plus costs. All secured by the house. Is that a lot? For a house that’s been paid down for 30 years? Honestly, no. But for a bank? It’s not about the money. It’s about process. Banks can’t just let tiny balances linger — they have to close out loans. And if the house is worth even $30,000 (a conservative estimate for Sperry), then $5,600 is a rounding error. But legally? It’s a loose end. And in banking, loose ends get tied up — even if it means suing a dead person.

Now, our take? The most absurd part isn’t the debt. It’s the defendants. “Spouse of Laurie L. Jackson”? She was single when she died. That’s like suing “Child of George Washington” — it’s factually incoherent. And “Unknown Successors”? That’s not a person. That’s a placeholder for “we tried Googling, but nothing came up.” This lawsuit reads like a legal Mad Libs. And yet, it’s necessary. Because in real estate law, you can’t just assume someone’s dead and their family doesn’t exist. You have to prove no one can claim the property. So Wells Fargo has to go through the motions — serving notices to phantoms, publishing legal ads in newspapers, and hoping no distant cousin shows up with a birth certificate and a grudge.

We’re rooting for closure — literally. Someone should inherit that house. Someone should pay off that final $5,600 and finally put this 30-year mortgage to rest. But until then, this case is a perfect example of how the law grinds forward, even when everyone involved has moved on — or moved out — decades ago. It’s not a crime. It’s not a scandal. It’s just… paperwork. But man, is it dramatic paperwork. Welcome to Crazy Civil Court, where the stakes are low, the players are missing, and the bank still wants its five grand.

Case Overview

$5,593 Demand Petition
Jurisdiction
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$5,593 Monetary
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 Foreclosure Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgaged property due to default on payments

Petition Text

6,434 words
IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR TULSA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-1 Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS OF LAURIE L. JACKSON, DECEASED SPOUSE OF LAURIE L. JACKSON ELVIN RAY JACKSON SPOUSE OF ELVIN RAY JACKSON OCCUPANT(S) OF THE PREMISES Defendant(s) PETITION Comes now the Plaintiff, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-1, and for its cause of action against the Defendants above named, alleges and states: 1. That the Plaintiff was all times hereinafter mentioned, and now is duly organized, existing and authorized to bring this action. 2. That Laurie L. Jackson and Elvin Ray Jackson were married at the time the mortgage sued upon was executed, but they thereafter divorced and remained single. 3. That the original maker(s) for a good and valuable consideration, made, executed and delivered to the Payee, a certain written promissory note; a true copy of said note and endorsements thereon, if any, is hereto attached, marked Exhibit “A”, and made a part hereof by reference. 4. That as a part of the same transaction and to secure the payment of the note above described and the indebtedness represented thereby, the owners of the real estate hereinafter described, made, executed and delivered to the Payee of the note, a certain real estate mortgage in writing encumbering the following real property, to -wit: LOT EIGHTEEN (18), BLOCK ONE (1), ROBERTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPERRY, TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 5. That said mortgage was duly executed and acknowledged according to law, the mortgage tax duly paid thereon, and was recorded on July 26, 1996 in Book 5831 at Page 160 in the office of the County Clerk of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and the record thereof is incorporated herein by reference; and subsequent Loan Modification Agreement recorded July 2, 2015 under Document Number 2015059019. That Plaintiff was the person entitled to enforce the Note on and before the date this action was filed. That Plaintiff has complied with all the terms, conditions precedent and provisions of said note and mortgage, and is duly empowered to bring this suit. 6. That said note and mortgage provided that if default be made in the payment of any of the monthly installments, or on failure or neglect to keep or perform any of the other conditions covenants of the mortgage, that the entire principal sum and accrued interest, together with all other sums secured by said mortgage, shall at one become due and payable, at the option of the person entitled to enforce the Note, and the person entitled to enforce the Note shall be entitled to foreclose said mortgage and recover the unpaid principal thereon and all expenditures of the mortgagee made thereunder, with interest thereon, and to have said premises sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, together with attorney fees and all costs. 7. The default has been made upon said note and mortgage in that the installments due on April 1, 2025 and thereafter have not been paid. 8. That preliminary to the bringing of this action, and as a necessary expense thereof, this Plaintiff caused title work to be extended and certified to date at a cost which charge is a further lien secured by the Mortgage of the Plaintiff herein sued upon. 9. That said note and mortgage provide that in case of a foreclosure of said mortgage as often as any proceedings shall be taken to foreclose the same, the maker(s) will pay an attorney’s fee as therein provided, and that the same shall be further charge and lien on said premises. 10. That after allowing all just credits there is due to Plaintiff on said note and mortgage the sum of: <table> <tr> <th>Reason:</th> <th>Amount:</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Unpaid Principal Balance</td> <td>$5,593.27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date of Default</td> <td>April 1, 2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interest Due From</td> <td>March 1, 2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interest Rate(s)</td> <td>3.87500 %</td> </tr> </table> *or as adjusted by the Note and Mortgage including all advancements of Plaintiff, if any, for taxes, insurance premiums, or expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, all costs of this action; reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as the Court may allow, for which amounts said mortgage is a first, prior and superior lien upon the real estate and premises above described. 11. That the mortgage specifically provides that appraisement of the property is expressly waived or not waived at the option of the mortgagee. 12. That the Defendants, Unknown Successors of Laurie L. Jackson, Deceased and Elvin Ray Jackson, are the present record owners of the subject property. 13. That Plaintiff is informed and believes and so alleges that Laurie L. Jackson, a single person, died intestate on or about April 12, 2025, a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma; that the Plaintiff is unable to determine or ascertain the names of any known heirs of said decedent. That no probate proceedings or other determination of the death of the decedent have been commenced nor has a determination been made of the heirs of said decedent. 14. That Elvin Ray Jackson filed bankruptcy in the Northern District of Oklahoma in BK-01-01444. That the subject property was properly scheduled and administered upon, and the automatic stay is no longer in effect. 15. That the Defendants, Spouse of Laurie L. Jackson and Spouse of Elvin Ray Jackson, may claim a homestead interest in the subject property. 16. That the Defendant, Occupant(s) Of The Premises, may claim some right, title lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest in and to the real property involved herein as occupant. Plaintiff prays the said Defendants be summoned in this case and be required to set up in this suit any right, title or interest claimed in and to the property or be forever barred from claiming any right in and to the property. Plaintiff states, however, that any right, title, or interest claimed by each Defendant is subordinate and inferior to the mortgage lien claimed by the Plaintiff, and Plaintiff prays the said Defendants be summoned in this case and be required to set up in this suit any right, title or interest claimed in and to the property to be forever barred from claiming any right in and to the property. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment in rem against the subject property, in the sum listed above in paragraph 10 and for a further judgment in rem against all said Defendants adjudging: That all of said Defendants to require to appear and set forth any right, title, claim or interest which they have, or may have, in and to the property; and, That the mortgage be foreclosed and that the same be declared a valid first, prior and superior lien upon the property, for and in the amounts above set forth and ordering said real estate and premises sold, for cash, with or without appraisement, as the Plaintiff shall elect, and as provided in said mortgage and by law, subject to unpaid taxes, advancements by Plaintiff for taxes, insurance premiums, or expenses necessary for the preservation of the subject property, if any, to satisfy said judgment, and that the proceeds arising therefrom be applied to the payment of the costs herein, and the payments and satisfaction of the judgment, mortgage and lien of this Plaintiff, and that the surplus, if any, be paid into Court to abide the further order of the Court; and, That all right, title and interest of said Defendants, and each of them, if any, in and to the property be adjudged subject, junior and inferior to the mortgage lien and judgment of this Plaintiff, and that upon confirmation of such sale, the Defendants herein, and each of them, and all persons claiming by, through or under them since the commencement of this action, be forever barred, foreclosed and enjoined from asserting or claiming any right, title, interest, estate or equity of redemption in or to the property, or any part thereof; and, That this Plaintiff have such other and further relief as may be just and equitable. Don Timberlake - # 9021 Kim S. Jenkins - # 32809 Gina D. Knight - # 12996 Chynna Scruggs - # 32663 BAER & TIMBERLAKE, P.C. 5901 N. Western, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Telephone: (405) 842-7722 Email: [email protected] COUNTY: TULSA STATE: OKLAHOMA ss, The above, being first duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says: That he/she is one of the attorneys for the Plaintiff in the above titled action; that he/she prepared the above and foregoing pleading, knows the contents thereof, and that to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, the matters set forth are true and correct. I state under penalty of perjury on this 5th day of March, 2026, under the laws of Oklahoma that the foregoing is true and correct. Gina D. Knight - # 12996 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Multistate NOTE FHA Case No. July 18, 1996 299 WEST CHERRY STREET SPERRY, OK 74073 (Property Address) 1. PARTIES "Borrower" means each person signing at the end of this Note, and the person's successors and assigns. "Lender" means MERCURY MORTGAGE CO., INC., A CORPORATION and its successors and assigns. 2. BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY; INTEREST In return for a loan received from Lender, Borrower promises to pay the principal sum of Thirty Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (U.S. $34,650.00), plus interest, to the order of the Lender. Interest will be charged on unpaid principal, from the date of disbursement of the loan proceeds by Lender, at the rate of Eight and One Half percent (8.500%) per year until the full amount of principal has been paid. 3. PROMISE TO PAY SECURED Borrower's promise to pay is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that is dated the same date as this Note and called the "Security Instrument." That Security Instrument protects the Lender from losses which might result if Borrower defaults under this Note. 4. MANNER OF PAYMENT (A) Time Borrower shall make a payment of principal and interest to Lender on the first day of each month beginning on September 1, 1996. Any principal and interest remaining on the first day of August, 2026, will be due on that date, which is called the "Maturity Date." (B) Place Payment shall be made at MERCURY MORTGAGE CO., INC. P.O. BOX 131 - 1404 S. UTICA AVE. TULSA, OK 74101-0131 or at such other place as Lender may designate in writing by notice to Borrower. (C) Amount Each monthly payment of principal and interest will be in the amount of $266.43. This amount will be part of a larger monthly payment required by the Security Instrument, that shall be applied to principal, interest and other items in the order described in the Security Instrument. (D) Allonge to this note for payment adjustments If an allonge providing for payment adjustments is executed by Borrower together with this Note, the covenants of the allonge shall be incorporated into and shall amend and supplement the covenants of this Note as if the allonge were a part of this Note. [Check applicable box.] [ ] Graduated Payment Allonge [ ] Growing Equity Allonge [ ] Other Specify __________________ 5. BORROWER'S RIGHT TO PREPAY Borrower has the right to pay the debt evidenced by this Note, in whole or in part, without charge or penalty, on the first day of any month. 6. BORROWER'S FAILURE TO PAY (A) Late Charge for Overdue Payments If Lender has not received the full monthly payment required by the Security Instrument, as described in Paragraph 4(C) of this note, by the end of fifteen calendar days after the payment is due, Lender may collect a late charge in the amount of Four percent (4.000%) of the overdue amount of each payment. (B) Default If Borrower defaults by failing to pay in full any monthly payment, then Lender may, except as limited by regulations of the Secretary in the case of payment defaults, require immediate payment in full of the principal balance remaining due and all accrued interest. Lender may choose not to exercise this option without waiving its rights in the event of any subsequent default. In many circumstances regulations issued by the Secretary will limit Lender's rights to require immediate payment in full in the case of payment defaults. This Note does not authorize acceleration when not permitted by HUD regulations. As used in this Note, "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or his or her designee. (C) Payment of Costs and Expenses If Lender has required immediate payment in full, as described above, Lender may require Borrower to pay costs and expenses including reasonable and customary attorneys' fees for enforcing this Note. Such fees and costs shall bear interest from the date of disbursement at the same rate as the principal of this Note. 7. WAIVERS Borrower 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 Lender to demand payment of amounts due. "Notice of dishonor" means the right to require Lender to give notice to other persons that amounts due have not been paid. 8. GIVING OF NOTICES Unless applicable law requires a different method, any notice that must be given to Borrower under this Note will be given by delivering it or by mailing it by first class mail to Borrower at the property address above or at a different address if Borrower has given Lender a notice of Borrower's different address. Any notice that must be given Lender under this Note will be given by first class mail to Lender at the address stated in Paragraph 4(B) or at a different address if Borrower is given a notice of that different address. 9. 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. Lender may enforce its rights under this Note against each person individually or against all signatories together. Any one person signing this Note may be required to pay all of the amounts owed under this Note. BY SIGNING BELOW, Borrower accepts and agrees to the terms and covenants contained in this Note. [signature] Laurie L. Jackson (Seal) Borrower PAY TO THE ORDER OF WITHOUT RE COURSE COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. BY ANDREW SALE ASST SECRETARY (Seal) Borrower (Seal) Borrower (Seal) Borrower (Seal) Borrower WITHOUT RE COURSE PAY TO THE ORDER OF: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. MERCURY MORTGAGE CO., INC. BY: Gregory S. Simpson, Vice President STATE OF OKLAHOMA MORTGAGE THIS MORTGAGE ("Security Instrument") is given on July 18, 1996. The Mortgagor is LAURIE L. JACKSON AND ELVIN RAY JACKSON , WIFE AND HUSBAND whose address is ("Borrower"). 299 WEST CHERRY STREET SPERRY, OK 74073 This Security Instrument is given to MERCURY MORTGAGE CO., INC., which is organized and existing under the laws of ARKANSAS, and whose address is P.O. BOX 131 - 1404 S. UTICA AVE. TULSA, OK 74101-0131 ("Lender"). Borrower owes Lender the principal sum of Thirty Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars (U.S.$34,650.00). This debt is evidenced by Borrower's note dated the same date as this Security Instrument ("Note"), which provides for monthly payments, with the full debt, if not paid earlier, due and payable on August 1, 2026. This Security Instrument secures to Lender: (a) the repayment of the debt evidenced by the Note, with interest, and all renewals, extensions and modifications; (b) the payment of all other sums, with interest, advanced under paragraph 6 to protect the security of this Security Instrument; and (c) the performance of Borrower's covenants and agreements under this Security Instrument and the Note. For this purpose, Borrower does hereby mortgage, grant and convey to Lender, with power of sale, the following described property located in TULSA County OK: LOT EIGHTEEN (18), BLOCK ONE (1), ROBERTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPERRY, TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA. which has the address of 299 WEST CHERRY STREET, [Street] SPERRY, OK 74073 [City] [State] [Zip Code] ("Property Address"); TREASURER'S CERTIFICATION DENNIS SEMLER, Tulsa County Treasurer: 24/20 Dated 7-26-96 Real Estate Mgr Tax #21005148 Receipt No. 5831/0160-0166 TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, rights, appurtenances, rents, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and profits, water rights and stock and all fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property. All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this Security Instrument. All of the foregoing is referred to in this Security Instrument as the "Property." BORROWER COVENANTS that Borrower is lawfully seized of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to grant and convey the Property and that the Property is unencumbered, except for encumbrances of record. Borrower warrants and will defend generally the title to the Property against all claims and demands, subject to any encumbrances of record. 1. Payment of Principal, Interest and Late Charge. Borrower shall pay when due the principal of, and interest on, the debt evidenced by the Note and late charges due under the Note. 2. Monthly Payments of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges. Borrower shall include in each monthly payment, together with the principal and interest as set forth in the Note and any late charges, a sum for (a) taxes and special assessments levied or to be levied against the Property, (b) leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, and (c) premiums for insurance required under Paragraph 4. In any year in which the Lender must pay a mortgage insurance premium to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ("Secretary"), or in any year in which such premium would have been required if Lender still held the Security Instrument, each monthly payment shall also include either: (a) a sum for the annual mortgage insurance premium to be paid by Lender to the Secretary, or (ii) a monthly charge instead of a mortgage insurance premium if this Security Instrument is held by the Secretary, in a reasonable amount to be determined by the Secretary. Except for the monthly charge by the Secretary, these items are called "Escrow Items" and the sums paid to Lender are called "Escrow Funds." Lender may, at any time, collect and hold amounts for Escrow Items in an aggregate amount not to exceed the maximum amount that may be required for Borrower's escrow account under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, 12 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., and implementing regulations, 24 CFR Part 3500, as they may be amended from time to time ("RESPA"), except that the cushion or reserve permitted by RESPA for unanticipated disbursements or disbursements before the Borrower's payments are available in the account may not be based on amounts due for the mortgage insurance premium. If the amounts held by Lender for Escrow Items exceed the amounts permitted to be held by RESPA, Lender shall deal with the excess funds as required by RESPA. If the amounts of funds held by Lender at any time are not sufficient to pay the Escrow Items when due, Lender may notify the Borrower and require Borrower to make up the shortage or deficiency as permitted by RESPA. The Escrow Funds are pledged as additional security for all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Borrower tenders to Lender the full payment of all such sums, Borrower's account shall be credited with the balance remaining for all installment items (a), (b), and (c) and any mortgage insurance premium installment that Lender has not become obligated to pay to the Secretary, and Lender shall promptly refund any excess funds to Borrower. Immediately prior to a foreclosure sale of the Property or its acquisition by Lender, Borrower's account shall be credited with any balance remaining for all installments for items (a), (b), and (c). 3. Application of Payments. All payments under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied by Lender as follows: FIRST, to the mortgage insurance premium to be paid by Lender to the Secretary or to the monthly charge by the Secretary instead of the monthly mortgage insurance premium; SECOND: to any taxes, special assessments, leasehold payments or ground rents, and fire, flood and other hazard insurance premiums, as required; THIRD, to interest due under the Note; FOURTH, to amortization of the principal of the Note; FIFTH, to late charges due under the Note. 4. Fire, Flood and Other Hazard Insurance. Borrower shall insure all improvements on the Property, whether now in existence or subsequently erected, against any hazards, casualties, and contingencies, including fire, for which Lender requires insurance. This insurance shall be maintained in the amounts and for the periods that Lender requires. Borrower shall also insure all improvements on the Property, whether now in existence or subsequently erected, against loss by floods to the extent required by the Secretary. All insurance shall be carried with companies approved by Lender. The insurance policies and any renewals shall be held by Lender and shall include loss payable clauses in favor of, and in a form acceptable to, Lender. In the event of loss, Borrower shall give Lender immediate notice by mail. Lender may make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. Each insurance company concerned is hereby authorized and directed to make payment for such loss directly to Lender, instead of to Borrower and to Lender jointly. All or any part of the insurance proceeds may be applied by Lender, at its option, either (a) to the reduction of the indebtedness under the Note and this Security Instrument, first to any delinquent amounts applied in the order in Paragraph 3, and then to prepayment of principal, or (b) to the restoration or repair of the damaged Property. Any application of the proceeds to the principal shall not extend or postpone the due date of the monthly payments which are referred to in Paragraph 2, or change the amount of such payments. Any excess insurance proceeds over an amount required to pay all outstanding indebtedness under the Note and this Security Instrument shall be paid to the entity legally entitled thereto. In the event of foreclosure of this Security Instrument or other transfer of title to the Property that extinguishes the indebtedness, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to insurance policies in force shall pass to the purchaser. 5. Occupancy, Preservation, Maintenance and Protection of the Property; Borrower's Loan Application; Leaseholds. Borrower shall occupy, establish, and use the Property as Borrower's principal residence within sixty days after the execution of this Security Instrument and shall continue to occupy the Property as Borrower's principal residence for at least one year after the date of occupancy, unless the Secretary determines this requirement will cause undue hardship for Borrower, or unless extenuating circumstances exist which are beyond Borrower's control. Borrower shall notify Lenders of any extenuating circumstances. Borrower shall not commit waste or destroy, damage or substantially change the Property or allow the Property to deteriorate, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Lender may inspect the Property if the Property is vacant or abandoned or the loan is in default. Lender may take reasonable action to protect and preserve such vacant or abandoned Property. Borrower shall also be in default if Borrower, during the loan application process, gave materially false or inaccurate information or statements to Lender (or failed to provide Lender with any material information) in connection with the loan evidenced by the Note, including, but not limited to, representations concerning Borrower's occupancy of the Property as a principal residence. If this Security Instrument is on a leasehold, Borrower shall comply with the provisions of the lease. If Borrower acquires fee title to the Property, the leasehold and fee title shall not be merged unless Lender agrees to the merger in writing. 6. Charges to Borrower and Protection of Lender's Rights in the Property. Borrower shall pay all governmental or municipal charges, fines and impositions that are not included in Paragraph 2. Borrower shall pay these obligations on time directly to the entity which is owed the payment. If failure to pay would adversely affect Lender's interest in the Property, upon Lender's request Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender receipts evidencing these payments. If Borrower fails to make these payments or the payments required by Paragraph 2, or fails to perform any other covenants and agreements contained in this Security Instrument, or there is a legal proceeding that may significantly affect Lender's rights in the Property (such as a proceeding in bankruptcy, for condemnation or to enforce laws or regulations), then Lender may do and pay whatever is necessary to protect the value of the Property and Lender's rights in the Property, including payment of taxes, hazard insurance and other items mentioned in Paragraph 2. Any amounts disbursed by Lender under this Paragraph shall become additional debt of Borrower and be secured by this Security Instrument. These amounts shall bear interest from the date of disbursement at the Note rate, and at the option of Lender, shall be immediately due and payable. 7. Condemnation. The proceeds of any award or claim for damages, direct or consequential, in connection with any condemnation or other taking of any part of the Property, or for conveyance in place of condemnation, are hereby assigned and shall be paid to Lender to the extent of the full amount of the indebtedness that remains unpaid under the Note and this Security Instrument. Lender shall apply such proceeds to the reduction of the indebtedness under the Note and this Security Instrument, first to any delinquent amounts applied in the order provided in Paragraph 3, and then to prepayment of principal. Any application of the proceeds to the principal shall not extend or postpone the due date of the monthly payments, which are referred to in Paragraph 2, or change the amount of such payments. Any excess proceeds over an amount required to pay all outstanding indebtedness under the Note and this Security Instrument shall be paid to the entity legally entitled thereto. 8. Fees. Lender may collect fees and charges authorized by the Secretary. 9. Grounds for Acceleration of Debt. (a) Default. Lender may, except as limited by regulations issued by the Secretary in the case of payment defaults, require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument if: (i) Borrower defaults by failing to pay in full any monthly payment required by this Security Instrument prior to or on the due date of the next monthly payment, or (ii) Borrower defaults by failing, for a period of thirty days, to perform any other obligations contained in this Security Instrument. (b) Sale Without Credit Approval. Lender shall, if permitted by applicable law and with the prior approval of the Secretary, require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument if: (i) All or part of the Property, or a beneficial interest in a trust owning all or part of the Property, is sold or otherwise transferred (other than by devise or descent) by the Borrower, and (ii) The Property is not occupied by the purchaser or grantee as his or her principal residence, or the purchaser or grantee does so occupy the Property, but his or her credit has not been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Secretary. (c) No Waiver. If circumstances occur that would permit Lender to require immediate payment in full, but Lender does not require such payments, Lender does not waive its rights with respect to subsequent events. (d) Regulations of HUD Secretary. In many circumstances regulations issued by the Secretary will limit Lender's rights, in the case of payment defaults, to require immediate payment in full and foreclose if not paid. This Security Instrument does not authorize acceleration or foreclosure if not permitted by regulations of the Secretary. (e) Mortgage Not Insured. Borrower agrees that should this Security Instrument and the Note secured thereby not be eligible for insurance under the National Housing Act within days from the date hereof, Lender may, at its option and notwithstanding anything in Paragraph 9, require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument. A written statement of any authorized agent of the Secretary date subsequent to days from the date hereof, declining to insure this Security Instrument and the Note secured thereby, shall be deemed conclusive proof of such ineligibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option may not be exercised by Lender when the unavailability of insurance is solely due to Lender’s failure to remit a mortgage insurance premium to the Secretary. 10. Reinstatement. Borrower has a right to be reinstated if Lender has required immediate payment in full because of Borrower’s failure to pay an amount due under the Note or this Security Instrument. This right applies even after foreclosure proceedings are instituted. To reinstate the Security Instrument, Borrower shall tender in a lump sum all amounts required to bring Borrower’s account current including, to the extent they are obligations of Borrower under this Security Instrument, foreclosure costs and reasonable and customary attorney’s fees and expenses properly associated with the foreclosure proceeding. Upon reinstatement by Borrower, this Security Instrument and the obligations that it secures shall remain in effect as if Lender had not required immediate payment in full. However, Lender is not required to permit reinstatement if: (i) Lender has accepted reinstatement after the commencement of foreclosure proceedings within two years immediately preceding the commencement of a current foreclosure proceeding, (ii) reinstatement will preclude foreclosure on different grounds in the future, or (iii) reinstatement will adversely affect the priority of the lien created by this Security Instrument. 11. Borrower Not Released; Forbearance By Lender Not a Waiver. Extension of the time of payment or modification of amortization of the sums secured by this Security Instrument granted by Lender to any successor in interest of Borrower shall not operate to release the liability of the original Borrower or Borrower’s successor in interest. Lender shall not be required to commence proceedings against any successor in interest or 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 Borrower’s successors in interest. Any forbearance by Lender in exercising any right or remedy shall not be a waiver of or preclude the exercise of any right or remedy. 12. Successors and Assigns Bound; Joint and Several Liability; Co-Signers. The covenants and agreements of this Security Instrument shall bind and benefit the successors and assigns of Lender and Borrower, subject to the provisions of paragraph 9.b. Borrower’s covenants and agreements shall be joint and several. Any Borrower who co-signs this Security Instrument but does not execute the Note: (a) is co-signing this Security Instrument only to mortgage, grant and convey that Borrower’s interest in the Property under the terms of this Security Instrument; (b) is not personally obligated to pay the sums secured by this Security Instrument; and (c) agrees that Lender and any other Borrower may agree to extend, modify, forbear or make any accommodations with regard to the terms of this Security Instrument or the Note without that Borrower’s consent. 13. Notices. Any notice to Borrower provided for in this Security Instrument shall be given by delivering it or by mailing it by first class mail unless applicable law requires use of another method. The notice shall be directed to the Property Address or any other address Borrower designates by notice to Lender. Any notice to Lender shall be given by first class mail to Lender’s address stated herein or any address Lender designates by notice to Borrower. Any notice provided for in this Security Instrument shall be deemed to have been given to Borrower or Lender when given as provided in this paragraph. 14. Governing Law; Severability. This Security Instrument shall be governed by Federal law and the law of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located. In the event that any provision or clause of this Security Instrument or the Note conflicts with applicable law, such conflict shall not affect other provisions of this Security Instrument or the Note which can be given effect without the conflicting provision. To this end the provisions of this Security Instrument and the Note are declared to be severable. 15. Borrower’s Copy. Borrower shall be given one conformed copy of this Security Instrument. 16. Assignment of Rents. Borrower unconditionally assigns and transfers to Lender all the rents and revenues of the Property. Borrower authorizes Lender or Lender’s agents to collect the rents and revenues and hereby directs each tenant of the Property to pay the rents to Lender or Lender’s agents. However, prior to Lender’s notice to Borrower of Borrower’s breach of any covenant or agreement in the Security Instrument, Borrower shall collect and receive all rents and revenues of the Property as trustee for the benefit of Lender and Borrower. This assignment of rents constitutes an absolute assignment and not an assignment for additional security only. If Lender gives notice of breach to Borrower: (a) all rents received by Borrower shall be held by Borrower as trustee for benefit of Lender only, to be applied to the sums secured by the Security Instrument; (b) Lender shall be entitled to collect and receive all of the rents of the Property; and (c) each tenant of the Property shall pay all rents due and unpaid to Lender or Lender’s agent on Lender’s written demand to the tenant. Borrower has not executed any prior assignment of the rents and has not and will not perform any act that would prevent Lender from exercising its rights under this paragraph 16. Lender shall not be required to enter upon, take control of or maintain the Property before or after giving notice of breach to Borrower. However, Lender or a judicially appointed receiver may do so at any time there is a breach. Any application of rents shall not cure or waive any default or invalidate any other right or remedy of Lender. This assignment of rents of the Property shall terminate when the debt secured by the Security Instrument is paid in full. NON-UNIFORM COVENANTS. Borrower and Lender further covenant and agree as follows: 17. Foreclosure Procedure. If Lender requires immediate payment in full under paragraph 9, Lender may invoke the power of sale and any other remedies permitted by applicable law. Lender shall be entitled to collect all expenses incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this paragraph 17, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of title evidence. If Lender invokes the power of sale, Lender shall give notice in the manner required by applicable law to Borrower and any other persons prescribed by applicable law. Lender shall also publish the notice of sale, and the Property shall be sold, as prescribed by applicable law. Lender or its designee may purchase the Property at any sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied in the manner prescribed by applicable law. 18. Release. Upon payment of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Lender shall release this Security Instrument without charge to Borrower. Borrower shall pay any recordation costs unless applicable law provides otherwise. 19. Waiver of Appraisement. Appraisement of the Property is waived or not waived at Lender's option, which shall be exercised before or at the time judgment is entered in any foreclosure. 20. Assumption Fee. If there is an assumption of this loan, Lender may charge an assumption fee of U.S. $500.00. Riders to this Security Instrument. If one or more riders are executed by Borrower and recorded together with this Security Instrument, the covenants of each such rider shall be incorporated into and shall amend and supplement the covenants and agreements of this Security Instrument as if the rider(s) were a part of this Security Instrument. [Check applicable box(es)]. [ ] Condominium Rider [ ] Growing Equity Rider [X] Other Rehabilitation Rider [ ] Planned Unit Development Rider [ ] Graduated Payment Rider Specify NOTICE TO BORROWER A Power of Sale has been granted in this Security Instrument. A Power of Sale may allow the 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 contained in this Security Instrument and in any rider(s) executed by Borrower and recorded with it. I, ELVIN RAY JACKSON, AM EXECUTING THIS MORTGAGE SOLEY TO SUBJECT THE PROPERTY TO THE LIEN OF THIS MORTGAGE. I AM UNDERTAKING NO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEBT SECURED HEREBY. Laurie L Jackson (SEAL) LAURIE L JACKSON Borrower ELVIN RAY JACKSON (SEAL) ELVIN RAY JACKSON Borrower (SEAL) Borrower (SEAL) Borrower STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Tulsa The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this by LAURIE L JACKSON AND ELVIN RAY JACKSON, WIFE AND HUSBAND (person acknowledging) County ss: July 18, 1996 (date) Witness my hand and seal on this date. My Commission Expires 09/08/97 Notary Public REHABILITATION RIDER 1. Loan proceeds are to be advanced for the rehabilitation of the premises in accordance with the Rehabilitation Loan Agreement dated July 18, 1996, between the borrower and lender. This agreement is incorporated by reference and made a part of this mortgage. No advances shall be made unless approved by a Direct Endorsement Underwriter or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 2. If the rehabilitation is not properly completed, performed with reasonable diligence, or is discontinued at any time except for strikes or lockouts, the lender is vested with full authority to take the necessary steps to protect the rehabilitation improvements and the property from harm, continue existing contracts or enter into necessary contracts to complete the rehabilitation. All sums expended for such indebtedness, shall be added to the principal indebtedness, and be secured by the mortgage and be due and payable on demand with interest as set out in the note. 3. If the borrower fails to make any payment or to perform any other obligation under the loan, including commencement, progress and completion provisions of the Rehabilitation Loan Agreement, and such failure continues for a period of 30 days, the loan shall, at the option of the lender, be in default. LAURIE L JACKSON DATE ELVIN RAY JACKSON DATE
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