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CANADIAN COUNTY • CJ-2026-374

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation v. Margie D Tristan

Filed: Apr 20, 2026
Type: CJ

What's This Case About?

Let’s be real: in the grand pantheon of American financial drama, few things are more quietly tragic—or more absurdly specific—than a $11,631.45 mortgage foreclosure in El Reno, Oklahoma. Not $12,000. Not even $11,700. Exactly $11,631.45. That’s the amount that stands between Margie D. Tristan and the possible loss of her home on South Williams Avenue. Eleven thousand, six hundred thirty-one dollars and forty-five cents. And yes, the court filing does include the interest rate: a charmingly vintage 7.875%. This isn’t just a foreclosure. It’s a time capsule with consequences.

Margie D. Tristan—once Margie Delana Daniell, married to one Christopher L. Daniell, who passed away in 2001—is now the sole defendant in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac. The name sounds like a government agency because it is. But don’t be fooled—Freddie Mac doesn’t knock on doors or send handwritten notes. It sends law firms. In this case, BAER & TIMBERLAKE, P.C., a corporate pit bull out of Oklahoma City, led by attorney Don Timberlake, who, with a bar number and a firm name like that, sounds like he should be on a wanted poster in a Coen Brothers movie.

The story starts back in 1999, when Margie and her late husband signed a mortgage for $22,800—yes, twenty-two thousand eight hundred dollars—on a modest three-lot parcel in El Reno. That’s right: in the year Men in Black came out, they borrowed less than the cost of a new Honda Civic to buy a house. The interest rate? A now-laughable 7.875%. Payments were $165.32 a month. The maturity date? December 1, 2029. This was supposed to be a 30-year ride into retirement, a quiet life paid off in small increments. And for over two decades, it was. Then, in December 2025, Margie missed her payment. And then another. And another. The default date is now etched into legal history: December 1, 2025. And by April 16, 2026, Freddie Mac had had enough. The machine kicked in. The lawyers filed. The hammer came down.

Now, let’s talk about what’s actually happening in court. Freddie Mac isn’t just asking for the money—it’s asking to foreclose. That means, legally, they want to sell Margie’s house to pay off the debt. The filing claims she owes $11,631.45 in unpaid principal. That’s not the full original loan—it’s what’s left after years of payments, but somehow, the math didn’t finish. And while $11,631 might not sound like a fortune, in the context of a home originally bought for under $23,000, it’s a massive percentage of the original debt. Plus, there’s interest. And legal fees. And costs of the action. And attorney’s fees. All of it secured by that little piece of paper signed in 1999, now known as Exhibit B in a courtroom file cabinet somewhere in Canadian County.

The legal claim is straightforward: mortgage foreclosure. In plain English, that means “you didn’t pay, so we’re taking the house.” It’s not personal. It’s contractual. The mortgage document—pages and pages of tiny print about hazard insurance, escrow, forbearance, and the ominous “power of sale”—gives Freddie Mac the right to do exactly this. They don’t have to sue. They don’t have to negotiate. They just have to follow the steps: default, notice, acceleration, foreclosure. And that’s what they’re doing. The filing even says Margie is “personally obligated” on the note—unless, somehow, she’s been released, which she hasn’t. Her spouse? Dead. The occupants? Whoever they are, they’re just listed as a formality. This is Margie’s fight.

What does Freddie Mac want? Judgment for $11,631.45, plus interest from November 1, 2025, plus costs, plus attorney’s fees. They want the court to declare their mortgage a “first, prior, and superior lien,” which is legalese for “we get paid first, before anyone else.” They want the house sold at auction, with the proceeds going to wipe out the debt. And if there’s any money left over? It goes to the court, to be fought over later. If there’s not enough? Margie could still owe the difference, though that’s not mentioned here. The goal is clear: get the money, or get the property.

Now, is $11,631 a lot? In 2026, for a home in El Reno? Not exactly. The average home price in Canadian County is around $250,000. But this isn’t the average home. This is a house bought for $22,800 in 1999, on three small lots. It’s possible no one’s updated the plumbing since the Clinton administration. It’s possible it’s a rental. It’s possible Margie lives there and just… stopped paying. Maybe she forgot. Maybe she couldn’t. Maybe she thought the statute of limitations applied to mortgages (it doesn’t). Maybe she thought Freddie Mac wouldn’t care about $11,631. But they do. Because money is money, and precedent is precedent. And because if they let one homeowner slide, they’d have to let them all slide. And then where would the financial system be?

Here’s the absurd part: this entire legal sledgehammer is being swung over a debt that, in the grand scheme of American housing, is microscopic. We’re talking about a monthly payment of $165.32. That’s less than most people pay for phone service these days. And yet, the machinery of foreclosure—summonses, liens, title work, attorney affidavits, court dates—has been activated. All because someone missed a few payments on a loan older than the iPhone.

And yet, we can’t help but wonder: what happened to Margie? Is she living in that house right now, unaware that a team of lawyers is plotting to sell it out from under her? Did she think the loan was paid off? Did she inherit it after her husband died and just… let it lapse? Is she elderly? Is she fighting? The filing doesn’t say. It just says she defaulted. It doesn’t say why. And that’s the tragedy. Behind every foreclosure is a story—of illness, of death, of miscommunication, of bad math, of life happening. But the court doesn’t care about the story. It cares about the contract.

We’re entertainers, not lawyers, so we won’t tell you who’s in the right. But we will say this: if you’re going to sign a mortgage in 1999 with a 30-year term, maybe set a calendar reminder for December 1, 2025. Or at least make sure your lender still exists. (Spoiler: MidFirst Bank sold the loan to Freddie Mac, which is how we got here.) And if you’re a faceless corporation collecting on a 27-year-old debt, maybe ask yourself if it’s worth the paperwork. But no. The system grinds on. The interest accrues. The notices go out. The courthouse in El Reno hums with the quiet drama of ordinary people losing their homes over sums that, on paper, seem small—but feel enormous when it’s your front door.

So here’s to Margie D. Tristan, fighting a 1999 loan in a 2026 world. May her appeal be swift, her hearing fair, and her house, somehow, still hers. And may the rest of us remember: never underestimate the power of a late mortgage payment. Especially when it comes with a 7.875% interest rate and a 35-day cure period. The past, it turns out, doesn’t forgive. It just sends a bill.

Case Overview

Petition
Jurisdiction
District Court, Oklahoma
Relief Sought
$11,631 Monetary
Plaintiffs
Claims
# Cause of Action Description
1 Mortgage foreclosure Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on a mortgage and recover unpaid principal balance, interest, and other sums secured by the mortgage

Petition Text

7,757 words
IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR CANADIAN COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, vs. MARGIE D TRISTAN SPOUSE OF MARGIE D TRISTAN OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES Defendant(s) PETITION Comes now the Plaintiff, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 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 the Defendant, Margie D Tristan a/k/a Margie Delana Daniell, was married to Christopher Daniell at the time the mortgage sued upon was executed, but they thereafter divorced and she has remained a single person; that Christopher Daniell died on February 28, 2001. 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: Lots One (1), Two (2), and Three (3), Block Ninety-one (91), in the City of El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, according to the recorded plat thereof. 5. That said mortgage was duly executed and acknowledged according to law, the mortgage tax duly paid thereon, and was recorded on November 17, 1999 in Book 2301 at Page 467 in the office of the County Clerk of Canadian 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 June 29, 2018 in Book 4762 at Page 441. 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 December 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>$11,631.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date of Default</td> <td>December 1, 2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interest Due From</td> <td>November 1, 2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interest Rate(s)</td> <td>7.87500 %</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 Defendant, Margie D Tristan, is the present record owner of the subject property. 13. That the Defendant, Margie D Tristan, is personally obligated on the Note herein sued upon unless the liability has been discharged or released. 14. That the Defendant, Spouse of Margie D Tristan, may claim a homestead interest in the subject property. 15. That the Defendant, Occupants 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 personam against the Defendant, Margie D Tristan, 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: OKLAHOMA 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 16th day of April, 2026, under the laws of Oklahoma that the foregoing is true and correct. ______________________________ 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] THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTE November 5, 1999 Oklahoma City Oklahoma [Date] [City] [State] 100 S WILLIAMS AVENUE, EL RENO, OK 73036 [Property Address] 1. BORROWER'S PROMISE TO PAY In return for a loan that I have received, I promise to pay U.S. $22,800.00 (this amount is called "principal"), plus interest, to the order of the Lender. The Lender is MidFirst Bank, a Corporation 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 principal has been paid. I will pay interest at a yearly rate of 7.8750%. 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 payments every month. I will make my monthly payments on the 1st day of each month beginning on January 1, 2000. 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. My monthly payments will be applied to interest before principal. If, on December 1, 2029, I still owe amounts under this Note, I will pay those amounts in full on that date, which is called the "Maturity Date." I will make my monthly payments at 307 N. MacArthur, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 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. $165.32. 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 tell the Note Holder in writing that I am doing so. I may make a full prepayment or partial prepayments without paying any prepayment charge. The Note Holder will use all of my prepayments to reduce the amount of principal that I owe under this 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 a law, which applies to this loan and which sets maximum loan charges, is finally interpreted so that the interest or other loan charges collected or to be collected in connection with this loan exceed the permitted limits, then: (i) any such loan charge shall be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the charge to the permitted limit; and (ii) any sums already collected from me which 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 Charge for Overdue Payments If the Note Holder has not received the full amount of any monthly payment by the end of 15 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 5.0000% of my overdue payment of principal and interest. 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. MULTISTATE FIXED RATE NOTE - Single Family - FNMA/FHLMC Uniform Instrument Form 3200 12/83 -5R (9105).04 Amended 5/91 VMP MORTGAGE FORMS - (800)621-7281 Page 1 of 2 MW 05/91.04 initials: (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 principal which has not been paid and all the interest that I owe on that amount. That date must be at least 30 days after the date on which the notice is delivered or mailed to me. (D) No Waiver by Note Holder Even if, at a time when I am in default, the Note Holder does not require me to pay immediately in full as described above, the Note Holder will still have the right to do so 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 immediately in full 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. 7. GIVING OF NOTICES 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. Any notice that must be given to the Note Holder under this Note will be given by mailing it 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, Deed of Trust or Security Deed (the “Security Instrument”), dated the same date as this Note, protects the Note Holder from possible losses which might result if I do not keep the promises which I make in this Note. That Security Instrument describes how and under what conditions I may be required to make immediate payment in full of all amounts I owe under this Note. Some of those conditions are described as follows: Transfer of the Property or a Beneficial Interest in Borrower. If all or any part of the Property or any interest in it is sold or transferred (or if a beneficial interest in Borrower is sold or transferred and Borrower is not a natural person), without Lender’s prior written consent, Lender may, at its option, require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument. However, this option shall not be exercised by Lender if exercise is prohibited by federal law as of the date of this Security Instrument. If Lender exercises this option, Lender shall give Borrower notice of acceleration. The notice shall provide a period of not less than 30 days from the date the notice is delivered or mailed within which Borrower must pay all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Borrower fails to pay these sums prior to the expiration of this period, Lender may invoke any remedies permitted by this Security Instrument without further notice or demand on Borrower. WITNESS THE HAND(S) AND SEAL(S) OF THE UNDERSIGNED. ______________________________ (Seal) _______________________________ (Seal) SSN: -Borrower CHRISTOPHER L DANIELL -Borrower SSN: ___________________________ ______________________________ (Seal) _______________________________ (Seal) SSN: -Borrower MARGIE D DANIELL -Borrower SSN: ___________________________ [Sign Original Only] PAY TO THE ORDER OF _______________ WITHOUT RECOUSCE THIS 1st DAY OF MAY, 2005 MIDFIRST BANK NATALIE D. JONES, VICE PRESIDENT Exhibit A STATE OF OKLAHOMA CANADIAN COUNTY FILED OR RECORDED 1999 NOV 17 P 4:11 MARK MISHOE COUNTY CLERK WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO RECORD & RETURN TO: MIDFIRST BANK ATTN: POST CLOSING 307 NORTH MACARTHUR OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73127 [Space Above This Line For Recording Data] MORTGAGE THIS MORTGAGE ("Security Instrument") is given on November 5, 1999 The mortgagor is CHRISTOPHER L DANIELL and MARGIE D DANIELL, HUSBAND AND WIFE ("Borrower"). This Security Instrument is given to MidFirst Bank, a Corporation which is organized and existing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma , and whose address is 307 N. MacArthur, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 ("Lender"). Borrower owes Lender the principal sum of Twenty Two Thousand Eight Hundred and no/100 Dollars (U.S. $ 22,800.00 ). 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 December 1, 2029. This Security Instrument secures to Lender: (a) the repayment of the debt evidenced by the Note, with interest, and all renewals, extensions and modifications of the Note; (b) the payment of all other sums, with interest, advanced under paragraph 7 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 OKLAHOMA-Single Family-FNMA/FHLMC UNIFORM INSTRUMENT Form 3037 9/90 6RI(OK) (9801) Amended 5/91 Page 1 of 7 JMW 01/98 Initials: CO/jg VMP MORTGAGE FORMS - (800)521-7291 convey to Lender, with power of sale, the following described Property located in Canadian County, Oklahoma: LOTS ONE (1), TWO (2), AND THREE (3), BLOCK NINETY-ONE (91), IN THE CITY OF EL RENO, CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. which has the address of 100 S WILLIAMS AVENUE EL RENO [City], Oklahoma 73036 [Street] [Zip Code] ("Property Address"); TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all casements, appurtenances, and 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 seised of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to mortgage, 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. THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT combines uniform covenants for national use and non-uniform covenants with limited variations by jurisdiction to constitute a uniform security instrument covering real property. UNIFORM COVENANTS. Borrower and Lender covenant and agree as follows: 1. Payment of Principal and Interest; Prepayment and Late Charges. Borrower shall promptly pay when due the principal of and interest on the debt evidenced by the Note and any prepayment and late charges due under the Note. 2. Funds for Taxes and Insurance. Subject to applicable law or to a written waiver by Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender on the day monthly payments are due under the Note, until the Note is paid in full, a sum ("Funds") for: (a) yearly taxes and assessments which may attain priority over this Security Instrument as a lien on the Property; (b) yearly leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, if any; (c) yearly hazard or property insurance premiums; (d) yearly flood insurance premiums, if any; (e) yearly mortgage insurance premiums, if any; and (f) any sums payable by Borrower to Lender, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8, in lieu of the payment of mortgage insurance premiums. These items are called "Escrow Items." Lender may, at any time, collect and hold Funds in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount a lender for a federally related mortgage loan may require for Borrower's escrow account under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 as amended from time to time, 12 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq. ("RESPA"), unless another law that applies to the Funds sets a lesser amount. If so, Lender may, at any time, collect and hold Funds in an amount not to exceed the lesser amount. Lender may estimate the amount of Funds due on the basis of current data and reasonable estimates of expenditures of future Escrow Items or otherwise in accordance with applicable law. The Funds shall be held in an institution whose deposits are insured by a federal agency, instrumentality, or entity (including Lender, if Lender is such an institution) or in any Federal Home Loan Bank. Lender shall apply the Funds to pay the Escrow Items. Lender may not charge Borrower for holding and applying the Funds, annually analyzing the escrow account, or verifying the Escrow Items, unless Lender pays Borrower interest on the Funds and applicable law permits Lender to make such a charge. However, Lender may require Borrower to pay a one-time charge for an independent real estate tax reporting service used by Lender in connection with this loan, unless applicable law provides otherwise. Unless an agreement is made or applicable law requires interest to be paid, Lender shall not be required to pay Borrower any interest or earnings on the Funds. Borrower and Lender may agree in writing, however, that interest shall be paid on the Funds. Lender shall give to Borrower, without charge, an annual accounting of the Funds, showing credits and debits to the Funds and the purpose for which each debit to the Funds was made. The Funds are pledged as additional security for all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If the Funds held by Lender exceed the amounts permitted to be held by applicable law, Lender shall account to Borrower for the excess Funds in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. If the amount of the Funds held by Lender at any time is not sufficient to pay the Escrow Items when due, Lender may so notify Borrower in writing, and, in such case Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount necessary to make up the deficiency. Borrower shall make up the deficiency in no more than twelve monthly payments, at Lender's sole discretion. Upon payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Lender shall promptly refund to Borrower any Funds held by Lender. If, under paragraph 21, Lender shall acquire or sell the Property, Lender, prior to the acquisition or sale of the Property, shall apply any Funds held by Lender at the time of acquisition or sale as a credit against the sums secured by this Security Instrument. 3. Application of Payments. Unless applicable law provides otherwise, all payments received by Lender under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied: first, to any prepayment charges due under the Note; second, to amounts payable under paragraph 2; third, to interest due; fourth, to principal due; and last, to any late charges due under the Note. 4. Charges; Liens. Borrower shall pay all taxes, assessments, charges, fines and impositions attributable to the Property which may attain priority over this Security Instrument, and leasehold payments or ground rents, if any. Borrower shall pay these obligations in the manner provided in paragraph 2, or if not paid in that manner, Borrower shall pay them on time directly to the person owed payment. Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender all notices of amounts to be paid under this paragraph. If Borrower makes these payments directly, Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender receipts evidencing the payments. Borrower shall promptly discharge any lien which has priority over this Security Instrument unless Borrower: (a) agrees in writing to the payment of the obligation secured by the lien in a manner acceptable to Lender; (b) contests in good faith the lien by, or defends against enforcement of the lien in, legal proceedings which in the Lender's opinion operate to prevent the enforcement of the lien; or (c) secures from the holder of the lien an agreement satisfactory to Lender subordinating the lien to this Security Instrument. If Lender determines that any part of the Property is subject to a lien which may attain priority over this Security Instrument, Lender may give Borrower a notice identifying the lien. Borrower shall satisfy the lien or take one or more of the actions set forth above within 10 days of the giving of notice. 5. Hazard or Property Insurance. Borrower shall keep the improvements now existing or hereafter erected on the Property insured against loss by fire, hazards included within the term "extended coverage" and any other hazards, including floods or flooding, for which Lender requires insurance. This insurance shall be maintained in the amounts and for the periods that Lender requires. The insurance carrier providing the insurance shall be chosen by Borrower subject to Lender's approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld. If Borrower fails to maintain coverage described above, Lender may, at Lender's option, obtain coverage to protect Lender's rights in the Property in accordance with paragraph 7. All insurance policies and renewals shall be acceptable to Lender and shall include a standard mortgage clause. Lender shall have the right to hold the policies and renewals. If Lender requires, Borrower shall promptly give to Lender all receipts of paid premiums and renewal notices. In the event of loss, Borrower shall give prompt notice to the insurance carrier and Lender. Lender may make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. Unless Lender and Borrower otherwise agree in writing, insurance proceeds shall be applied to restoration or repair of the Property damaged, if the restoration or repair is economically feasible and Lender's security is not lessened. If the restoration or repair is not economically feasible or Lender's security would be lessened, the insurance proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with any excess paid to Borrower. If Borrower abandons the Property, or does not answer within 30 days a notice from Lender that the insurance carrier has offered to settle a claim, then Lender may collect the insurance proceeds. Lender may use the proceeds to repair or restore the Property or to pay sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due. The 30-day period will begin when the notice is given. Unless Lender and Borrower otherwise agree in writing, any application of proceeds to principal shall not extend or postpone the due date of the monthly payments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 or change the amount of the payments. If under paragraph 21 the Property is acquired by Lender, Borrower's right to any insurance policies and proceeds resulting from damage to the Property prior to the acquisition shall pass to Lender to the extent of the sums secured by this Security Instrument immediately prior to the acquisition. 6. 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 Lender otherwise agrees in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or unless extenuating circumstances exist which are beyond Borrower's control. Borrower shall not destroy, damage or impair the Property, allow the Property to deteriorate, or commit waste on the Property. Borrower shall be in default if any forfeiture action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, is begun that in Lender’s good faith judgment could result in forfeiture of the Property or otherwise materially impair the lien created by this Security Instrument or Lender's security interest. Borrower may cure such a default and reinstate, as provided in paragraph 18, by causing the action or proceeding to be dismissed with a ruling that, in Lender’s good faith determination, precludes forfeiture of the Borrower's interest in the Property or other material impairment of the lien created by this Security Instrument or Lender’s security interest. 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 all the provisions of the lease. If Borrower acquires fee title to the Property, the leasehold and the fee title shall not merge unless Lender agrees to the merger in writing. 7. Protection of Lender’s Rights in the Property. If Borrower fails to perform the 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, probate, for condemnation or forfeiture or to enforce laws or regulations), then Lender may do and pay for whatever is necessary to protect the value of the Property and Lender’s rights in the Property. Lender’s actions may include paying any sums secured by a lien which has priority over this Security Instrument, appearing in court, paying reasonable attorneys’ fees and entering on the Property to make repairs. Although Lender may take action under this paragraph 7, Lender does not have to do so. Any amounts disbursed by Lender under this paragraph 7 shall become additional debt of Borrower secured by this Security Instrument. Unless Borrower and Lender agree to other terms of payment, these amounts shall bear interest from the date of disbursement at the Note rate and shall be payable, with interest, upon notice from Lender to Borrower requesting payment. 8. Mortgage Insurance. If Lender required mortgage insurance as a condition of making the loan secured by this Security Instrument, Borrower shall pay the premiums required to maintain the mortgage insurance in effect. If, for any reason, the mortgage insurance coverage required by Lender lapses or ceases to be in effect, Borrower shall 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 approved by Lender. If substantially equivalent mortgage insurance coverage is not available, Borrower shall pay to Lender each month a sum equal to one-twelfth of the yearly mortgage insurance premium being paid by Borrower when the insurance coverage lapsed or ceased to be in effect. Lender will accept, use and retain these payments as a loss reserve in lieu of mortgage insurance. Loss reserve payments may no longer be required, at the option of Lender, if mortgage insurance coverage (in the amount and for the period that Lender requires) provided by an insurer approved by Lender again becomes available and is obtained. Borrower shall pay the premiums required to maintain mortgage insurance in effect, or to provide a loss reserve, until the requirement for mortgage insurance ends in accordance with any written agreement between Borrower and Lender or applicable law. 9. Inspection. Lender or its agent may make reasonable entries upon and inspections of the Property. Lender shall give Borrower notice at the time of or prior to an inspection specifying reasonable cause for the inspection. 10. 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 lieu of condemnation, are hereby assigned and shall be paid to Lender. In the event of a total taking of the Property, the proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with any excess paid to Borrower. In the event of a partial taking of the Property in which the fair market value of the Property immediately before the taking is equal to or greater than the amount of the sums secured by this Security Instrument immediately before the taking, unless Borrower and Lender otherwise agree in writing, the sums secured by this Security Instrument shall be reduced by the amount of the proceeds multiplied by the following fraction: (a) the total amount of the sums secured immediately before the taking, divided by (b) the fair market value of the Property immediately before the taking. Any balance shall be paid to Borrower. In the event of a partial taking of the Property in which the fair market value of the Property immediately before the taking is less than the amount of the sums secured immediately before the taking, unless Borrower and Lender otherwise agree in writing or unless applicable law otherwise provides, the proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument whether or not the sums are then due. If the Property is abandoned by Borrower, or if, after notice by Lender to Borrower that the condemnor offers to make an award or settle a claim for damages, Borrower fails to respond to Lender within 30 days after the date the notice is given, Lender is authorized to collect and apply the proceeds, at its option, either to restoration or repair of the Property or to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due. Unless Lender and Borrower otherwise agree in writing, any application of proceeds to principal shall not extend or postpone the due date of the monthly payments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 or change the amount of such payments. 11. Borrower Not Released; Forbearance By Lender Not a Waiver. Extension of the time for 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 successors 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 17. 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. Loan Charges. If the loan secured by this Security Instrument is subject to a law which 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 shall be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the charge to the permitted limit; and (b) 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 under the Note. 14. 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 other 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. 15. 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. 16. Borrower's Copy. Borrower shall be given one conformed copy of the Note and of this Security Instrument. 17. Transfer of the Property or a Beneficial Interest in Borrower. If all or any part of the Property or any interest in it is sold or transferred (or if a beneficial interest in Borrower is sold or transferred and Borrower is not a natural person) without Lender's prior written consent, Lender may, at its option, require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument. However, this option shall not be exercised by Lender if exercise is prohibited by federal law as of the date of this Security Instrument. If Lender exercises this option, Lender shall give Borrower notice of acceleration. The notice shall provide a period of not less than 30 days from the date the notice is delivered or mailed within which Borrower must pay all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Borrower fails to pay these sums prior to the expiration of this period, Lender may invoke any remedies permitted by this Security Instrument without further notice or demand on Borrower. 18. Borrower's Right to Reinstate. If Borrower meets certain conditions, Borrower shall have the right to have enforcement of this Security Instrument discontinued at any time prior to the earlier of: (a) 5 days (or such other period as applicable law may specify for reinstatement) before sale of the Property pursuant to any power of sale contained in this Security Instrument; or (b) entry of a judgment enforcing this Security Instrument. Those conditions are that Borrower: (a) pays Lender all sums which then would be due under this Security Instrument and the Note as if no acceleration had occurred; (b) cures any default of any other covenants or agreements; (c) pays all expenses incurred in enforcing this Security Instrument, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees; and (d) takes such action as Lender may reasonably require to assure that the lien of this Security Instrument, Lender's rights in the Property and Borrower's obligation to pay the sums secured by this Security Instrument shall continue unchanged. Upon reinstatement by Borrower, this Security Instrument and the obligations secured hereby shall remain fully effective as if no acceleration had occurred. However, this right to reinstate shall not apply in the case of acceleration under paragraph 17. 19. Sale of Note; Change of Loan Servicer. The Note or a partial interest in the Note (together with this Security Instrument) may be sold one or more times without prior notice to Borrower. A sale may result in a change in the entity (known as the "Loan Servicer") that collects monthly payments due under the Note and this Security Instrument. There also may be one or more changes of the Loan Servicer unrelated to a sale of the Note. If there is a change of the Loan Servicer, Borrower will be given written notice of the change in accordance with paragraph 14 above and applicable law. The notice will state the name and address of the new Loan Servicer and the address to which payments should be made. The notice will also contain any other information required by applicable law. 20. Hazardous Substances. Borrower shall not cause or permit the presence, use, disposal, storage, or release of any Hazardous Substances on or in the Property. Borrower shall not do, nor allow anyone else to do, anything affecting the Property that is in violation of any Environmental Law. The preceding two sentences shall 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. Borrower shall promptly give Lender written notice of 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. If Borrower learns, or is notified by any governmental or regulatory authority, that any removal or other remediation of any Hazardous Substance affecting the Property is necessary, Borrower shall promptly take all necessary remedial actions in accordance with Environmental Law. As used in this paragraph 20, "Hazardous Substances" are those substances defined as toxic or hazardous substances by Environmental Law and the following substances: gasoline, kerosene, other flammable or toxic petroleum products, toxic pesticides and herbicides, volatile solvents, materials containing asbestos or formaldehyde, and radioactive materials. As used in this paragraph 20, "Environmental Law" means federal laws and laws of the jurisdiction where the Property is located that relate to health, safety or environmental protection. NON-UNIFORM COVENANTS. Borrower and Lender further covenant and agree as follows: 21. Acceleration; Remedies. Lender shall give notice to Borrower as required by applicable law prior to acceleration following Borrower's breach of any covenant or agreement in this Security Instrument (but not prior to acceleration under paragraph 17 unless applicable law provides otherwise). The notice shall specify: (a) the default; (b) the action required to cure the default; (c) a date, not less than 35 days from the date the notice is given to Borrower, by which the default must be cured; (d) 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; and (e) any other information required by applicable law. The notice shall further inform Borrower of the right to reinstate after acceleration and the right to bring a court action to assert the non-existence of a default or any other defense of Borrower to acceleration and sale. If the default is not cured on or before the date specified in the notice, Lender, at its option, 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 shall be entitled to collect all costs and expenses incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this paragraph 21, 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. Assumption Fee. If there is an assumption of this loan, Lender may charge an assumption fee of U.S. $ 0.00 25. Riders to this Security Instrument. If one or more riders are executed by Borrower and recorded together with this Security Instrument, the covenants and agreements 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)] [ ] Adjustable Rate Rider [ ] Condominium Rider [ ] I-4 Family Rider [ ] Graduated Payment Rider [ ] Planned Unit Development Rider [ ] Biweekly Payment Rider [ ] Balloon Rider [ ] Rate Improvement Rider [ ] Second Home Rider [ ] VA Rider [ ] Other(s) [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 and covenants contained in this Security Instrument and in any rider(s) executed by Borrower and recorded with it. Witnesses: ______________________________(Seal) Christopher L Daniell (Seal) CHRISTOPHER L DANIELL -Borrower ______________________________(Seal) MARGIE D Daniell (Seal) MARGIE D DANIELL -Borrower ______________________________(Seal) -Borrower ______________________________(Seal) -Borrower ______________________________(Seal) -Borrower ______________________________(Seal) -Borrower STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Canadian County ss: 11-5-99 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this by CHRISTOPHER L DANIELL and MARGIE D DANIELL Witness my hand and seal on this date. My Commission Expires: 2-12-2001 Nancy Henson Notary Public
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