10-K 1 bacm2015ubs7_10k_32024.htm ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-201743-01

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001652031

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-UBS7

(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001005007

 Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001102113

Bank of America, National Association

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541886

UBS Real Estate Securities Inc.

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization of

the issuing entity)

38-3977507

38-3977508

38-7146424

47-5304267

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Numbers)

 


c/o U.S. Bank National Association

 as Certificate Administrator

190 S. LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL

(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

 

60603

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(646) 855-3953

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
None    

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

 

Not applicable.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
       
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
       
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

Not applicable.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ☐ Yes ☐ No

 

Not applicable.

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Not applicable.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

 

The WPC Department Store Portfolio Mortgage Loan, previously an asset of the issuing entity, was not an asset of the issuing entity during the reporting period and is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K and will be omitted from subsequent Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

 

The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 0.7% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date.  The Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan and one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. The other pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C23 transaction, Commission File Number 333-180779-16 (the “MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 9.6% and 6.6%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date.  The Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan, three other pari passu loans and one subordinate companion loan, which are not assets of the issuing entity or (b) with respect to The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of each loan combination was securitized in the CSAIL 2015-C3 Commercial Mortgage Trust transaction, Commission File Number 333-199921-03 (the “CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction”). These loan combinations, including the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 9.2% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date.  The 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan and one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. This loan combination, including the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, was serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the issuing entity prior to the closing of the securitization of the other pari passu portion of the 261 Fifth Avenue loan combination in the Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 transaction, Commission File Number 333-201743-02 (the “MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction”). After the closing of the MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction on October 15, 2015, this loan combination, including the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan was, and will continue to be, serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to the MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The master servicer of a pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement also functions as the primary servicer of the related mortgage loans serviced and administered pursuant to such agreement unless a separate primary servicer is identified herein. If this report does not identify a separate primary servicer, the servicer compliance statement provided by the master servicer under any such agreement also encompasses its responsibilities as primary servicer of the related mortgage loan or mortgage loans.

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is the master servicer of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the primary servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan. As a result, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

LNR Partners, LLC is the special servicer of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the special servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan and the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan. As a result, LNR Partners, LLC is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by LNR Partners, LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC is the trust advisor of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan, the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan and the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan. As a result, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Pentalpha Surveillance LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the primary servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan and the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan. These mortgage loans constitute more than 5%, but less than 10%, of the pool assets of the issuing entity.  Therefore, the Depositor included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and an accountants’ attestation report pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB because Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is servicing more than 5% of the pool assets.  However, the Depositor is not required to include in this Annual Report on Form 10-K a servicer compliance statement pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association because Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is an unaffiliated servicer servicing less than 10% of pool assets.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the custodian of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan, The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan and the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan. As a result, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

U.S. Bank National Association is the custodian of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan. As a result, U.S. Bank National Association is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by U.S. Bank National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acts as trustee of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction, the trustee is required to provide an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period, the trustee did not perform any servicing function with respect to the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB. The master servicer or the special servicer, to the extent required, performed the servicing function identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, and each such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountant’s attestation report for the subject transaction.  As a result, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicers of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association acts as trustee of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction, the trustee is required to provide an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period, the trustee did not perform any servicing function with respect to the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB. The master servicer or the special servicer, to the extent required, performed the servicing function identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, and each such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountant’s attestation report for the subject transaction.  As a result, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicers of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports from CoreLogic Solutions, LLC.  This entity was engaged by the primary servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan and the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan to remit tax payments received from the escrow accounts of borrowers to local taxing authorities, to report tax amounts due, to verify tax parcel information, and to verify non-escrow tax payments. These servicing functions are included within the servicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(xi) and 1122(d)(4)(xii) of Regulation AB.  Therefore, under the principles-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this vendor is a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.  See Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation report and servicer compliance statement from Computershare Trust Company, National Association (“CTCNA”).  CTCNA was engaged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), in its capacity as custodian, to perform certain specified servicing functions identified in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports. Wells Fargo engaged CTCNA in connection with the sale of Wells Fargo’s corporate trust services business to CTCNA and its affiliates. 

 

The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements of the certificate administrator of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan, the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the certificate administrator pursuant to the related pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement does not perform any activities that address servicing criteria with respect to the issuing entity and because they are each not a “servicer” that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB.

 

With respect to the pari passu loan combinations that include the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan, the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, the servicer compliance statements of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as primary servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan and the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC as special servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as special servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, listed on the Exhibit Index are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as they are not required by Item 1123 of Regulation AB to be included on this Annual Report on Form 10-K because they are each an unaffiliated party that is not a “servicer” that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB.

  

PART I

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None.

 

Item 1C.  Cybersecurity.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 2. Properties.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 6.

 

[Reserved].

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 9B. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

 

None.

 

 

PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Omitted.

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Omitted.

 

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information.

 

No single obligor represents 10% or more of the pool assets held by the issuing entity.

 

Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information.

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.

 

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceeding involving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and the following, with respect to U.S. Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as trustee, and as custodian, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as trustee, and as custodian.

 

U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) and other large financial institutions have been sued in their capacity as trustee or successor trustee for certain residential mortgage backed securities ("RMBS") trusts. The complaints, primarily filed by investors or investor groups against U.S. Bank and similar institutions, allege the trustees caused losses to investors as a result of alleged failures by the sponsors, mortgage loan sellers and servicers to comply with the governing agreements for these RMBS trusts. Plaintiffs generally assert causes of action based upon the trustees’ purported failures to enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for alleged breaches of representations and warranties, notify securityholders of purported events of default allegedly caused by breaches of servicing standards by mortgage loan servicers and abide by a heightened standard of care following alleged events of default.

 

U.S. Bank denies liability and believes that it has performed its obligations under the RMBS trusts in good faith, that its actions were not the cause of losses to investors, that it has meritorious defenses, and it has contested and intends to continue contesting the plaintiffs’ claims vigorously. However, U.S. Bank cannot assure you as to the outcome of any of the litigation, or the possible impact of these litigations on the trustee or the RMBS trusts.

 

On March 9, 2018, a law firm purporting to represent fifteen Delaware statutory trusts (the “DSTs”) that issued securities backed by student loans (the “Student Loans”) filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery against U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) in its capacities as indenture trustee and successor special servicer, and three other institutions in their respective transaction capacities, with respect to the DSTs and the Student Loans. This lawsuit is captioned The National Collegiate Student Loan Master Trust I, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al., C.A. No. 2018-0167-JRS (Del. Ch.) (the “NCMSLT Action”). The complaint, as amended on June 15, 2018, alleged that the DSTs have been harmed as a result of purported misconduct or omissions by the defendants concerning administration of the trusts and special servicing of the Student Loans. Since the filing of the NCMSLT Action, certain Student Loan borrowers have made assertions against U.S. Bank concerning special servicing that appear to be based on certain allegations made on behalf of the DSTs in the NCMSLT Action.

 

U.S. Bank has filed a motion seeking dismissal of the operative complaint in its entirety with prejudice pursuant to Chancery Court Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) or, in the alternative, a stay of the case while other prior filed disputes involving the DSTs and the Student Loans are litigated. On November 7, 2018, the Court ruled that the case should be stayed in its entirety pending resolution of the first-filed cases. On January 21, 2020, the Court entered an order consolidating for pretrial purposes the NCMSLT Action and three other lawsuits pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery concerning the DSTs and the Student Loans, which remains pending.

 

U.S. Bank denies liability in the NCMSLT Action and believes it has performed its obligations as indenture trustee and special servicer in good faith and in compliance in all material respects with the terms of the agreements governing the DSTs and that it has meritorious defenses. It has contested and intends to continue contesting the plaintiffs’ claims vigorously.

 

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited (Phoenix Light) and certain related entities filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern District of New York, IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank (together, IKB) in New York state court, and Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC in New York state court. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. In July 2022, the district court dismissed Phoenix Light’s claims and certain of the claims asserted by Commerzbank AG, and subsequently entered judgment in each case in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In August 2022, Phoenix Light and Commerzbank AG each appealed the district court’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Phoenix Light dismissed its appeal in May 2023, terminating its case. In November 2023, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. entered into an agreement with IKB to resolve IKB’s claims. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. previously settled two class actions filed by institutional investors and an action filed by the National Credit Union Administration with similar allegations.

 

Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

 

The information regarding this Item has been previously provided in a prospectus supplement of the Registrant relating to the issuing entity filed on September 24, 2015 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5).

 

Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule VIII to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

 

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule X to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the MSBAM 2015-C23 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

 

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan and The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan, which are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit O to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the CSAIL 2015-C3 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

 

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule X to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the MSBAM 2015-C25 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

 

Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.

 

The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

 

(1) Not applicable

 

(2) Not applicable

 

(3) See below

 

4.1Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2015, by and among Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent and Custodian (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 19, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.2Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as General Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent and Custodian (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.3Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2015, by and among Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.4Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2015, by and among Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent and Custodian (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 19, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.5Amended and Restated Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of September 15, 2015, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of CSAIL 2015 C-3 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, as Note A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder, UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., as Note A-3-1 Holder and Note A-3-2 Holder, and Prima Mortgage Investment Trust, LLC, as Junior Noteholder (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.6Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of September 3, 2015, by and between Bank of America, N.A., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, and Bank of America, N.A., as Initial Note A-2 Holder (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.7Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2015, by and between UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, and UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.8Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of September 24, 2015, by and between UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., as Senior Noteholder, and UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., as Junior Noteholder (filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

4.9Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of June 4, 2015, by and between Bank of America, N.A., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, and Bank of America, N.A., as Initial Note A-2 Holder (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

31Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

33Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

 

33.1Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer

 

33.2LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

33.3U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian

 

33.4Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor

 

33.5Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

33.6LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)

 

33.7Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

33.8Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

33.9Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)

 

33.10CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

33.11Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian

 

33.12Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1)

 

33.13Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan

 

33.14Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

33.15Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.8)

 

33.16Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)

 

33.17Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 33.11)

 

33.18Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1)

 

33.19Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan

 

33.20Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

33.21Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.8)

 

33.22Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)

 

33.23Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 33.11)

 

33.24Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)

 

33.25LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)

 

33.26U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Custodian of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.3)

 

33.27Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.4)

 

33.28CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.10)

 

34Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

 

34.1Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer

 

34.2LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

34.3U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian

 

34.4Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor

 

34.5Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

34.6LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)

 

34.7Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

34.8Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

34.9Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)

 

34.10CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan

 

34.11Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian

 

34.12Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1)

 

34.13Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan

 

34.14Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

34.15Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.8)

 

34.16Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)

 

34.17Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 34.11)

 

34.18Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1)

 

34.19Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan

 

34.20Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

34.21Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.8)

 

34.22Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)

 

34.23Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 34.11)

 

34.24Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)

 

34.25LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)

 

34.26U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Custodian of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.3)

 

34.27Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.4)

 

34.28CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.10)

 

35Servicer compliance statements.

 

35.1Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer

 

35.2LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer

 

35.3U.S. Bank National Association, as Certificate Administrator

 

35.4Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

35.5LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Aviare Place Apartments Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)

 

35.6Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1)

 

35.7Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Charles River Plaza North Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

35.8Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1)

 

35.9Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of The Mall of New Hampshire Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

35.10Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

 

35.11LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 261 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)

 

99.1Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2015, between Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. and Bank of America, National Association (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 19, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein)

 

99.2Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2015, between Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. and UBS Real Estate Securities Inc. (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 19, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-201743-01 and incorporated by reference herein)

 

(b)       The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed above.

 

(c)       Not Applicable.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Depositor)

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III 

 

Leland F. Bunch, III, President and Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Date: March 21, 2024