UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2023
Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0002002215
MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust 2023-2
(Exact name of Issuing Entity)
Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0000850779
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000740906
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541557
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001968416
Argentic Real Estate Finance 2 LLC
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001102113
Bank of America, National Association
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001548405
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC
(Exact Names of the Sponsors as Specified in their Charters)
| North Carolina | 333-257991-09 | 56-1643598 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28202 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 374-6161
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 1. Registrant’s Business and Operations.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 21, 2023, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Registrant”) created MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust 2023-2 (the “Issuing Entity”) and caused the issuance of the MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust 2023-2, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2023-2 (the “Certificates”), pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of December 1, 2023 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Registrant, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“WFB”), as master servicer, Argentic Services Company LP (“ASC”), as special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association (“CTCNA”), as certificate administrator and as trustee, and BellOak, LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Mortgage Loan identified as “Fashion Valley Mall” on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (“Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan”), which is an asset of the Issuing Entity, is part of a whole loan (the “Fashion Valley Mall Whole Loan”) that includes the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan and other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the Issuing Entity. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is to be serviced and administered (i) until the securitization of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (ii) from and after the securitization of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note, under the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with that securitization.
On December 21, 2023, the Servicing Shift Lead Note related to the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan was securitized pursuant to the Benchmark 2023-B40 Mortgage Trust securitization transaction. As of such date, the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan is being serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2023 (the “Benchmark 2023-B40 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”), as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR”), as special servicer, CTCNA, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. The Benchmark 2023-B40 Pooling and Servicing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The terms and conditions of the Benchmark 2023-B40 Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to the servicing of the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to the servicing of the other Mortgage Loans, as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” in the Prospectus filed by the Issuing Entity pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) with respect to the Certificates on December 12, 2023 (the “Prospectus”), however the servicing arrangements under such agreements will differ in certain respects, including the items set forth under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans—General” in the Prospectus and the following:
| · | The primary servicing fee payable to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (Midland) will accrue at a rate of 0.00125% per annum (which will be paid in connection with such Non-Serviced Master Servicer’s primary servicing obligations for the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan). |
| · | The special servicing fee payable to the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (LNR) with respect to the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan if it is a specially serviced loan thereunder will accrue at a rate equal to 0.2500% per annum, subject to a monthly minimum servicing fee for the Fashion Valley Mall Whole Loan of $5,000; |
| · | The workout fee payable to the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan if it is a corrected loan thereunder will accrue at a rate equal to 1.00%, subject to minimum and maximum workout fees of $25,000 and $1,000,000 for the Fashion Valley Mall Whole Loan; |
| · | The liquidation fee payable to the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to the Fashion Valley Mall Mortgage Loan will accrue at a rate equal to 1.00%, subject to minimum and maximum liquidation fees of $25,000 and $1,000,000 for the Fashion Valley Mall Whole Loan; and |
| · | The powers and duties of the Non-Serviced Operating Advisor under the Benchmark 2023-B40 Pooling and Servicing Agreement differ in certain respects from those of the operating advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra | |
| Name: Anthony J. Sfarra | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: December 22, 2023
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of December 1, 2023, between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. |
