Attorney File #: (N/A)
Notice ID: 1611063
First Publication Date: 11/5/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 11/26/2026
County: Berrien
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FORECLOSURE NOTICE (Berrien County) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY ADVERTISEMENT. Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding the circuit court in Berrien County (at the Berrien County Courthouse, 2nd floor, in City of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan), starting promptly at 11:00 o’clock A.M. on Thursday, December 10, 2026. Default has been made in the terms and conditions of the mortgage made by Loretha A. Burks, a single person, as original mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The Huntington National Bank, as original mortgagee, dated September 5, 2025, and recorded on September 5, 2025, at the Berrien County, Michigan Register of Deeds, in Liber 3459, commencing on Page 1296, which mortgage was assigned by recorded Assignment of Mortgage to The Huntington National Bank, a national banking association. The amount claimed to be due on this mortgage, on the date of this notice, was $ 137,424.86. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. The description of the mortgaged premises is all that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the City of Benton Harbor, in the County of Berrien and State of Michigan further described as follows: Lot 46, Block B, BECKWITH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BENTON HARBOR, as recorded in Liber 4, Page 48 of Plats, Berrien County Records. Commonly known as: 1014 Superior St., Benton Harbor, MI The redemption period shall be Six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale or when the time to provide the notice required by MCLA 600.3241a(c) expires, whichever is later or unless the redemption period is shortened in accordance with MCLA 600.3238. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale, under MCLA 600.3278, the borrower and mortgagor will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. Attention Homeowner: If you are a military service member on active duty, if your period of active duty has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have been ordered to active duty, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at the telephone number stated in this notice. Attention Purchasers: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Shaheen, Jacobs & Ross, P.C. is a debt collector attempting to collect this debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated: October 30, 2026 The Huntington National Bank, a national banking association Assignee of Mortgagee SHAHEEN, JACOBS & ROSS, P.C. By: Michael J. Thomas, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 615 Griswold, Suite 1425 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3907 (313) 963-1301
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