UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 2, 2021
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Central Index Key Number of the
issuing entity: 0001736659
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C44
(Exact name of issuing entity)
Central Index Key Number of the
registrant: 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
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0000312070
Barclays Bank PLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001541468
Ladder Capital Finance LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001624053
Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
New York |
333-206677-24 |
38-4083165 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of issuing entity) |
(Commission File Number of issuing entity) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers) |
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)
(212)
214-5600
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan, which
constituted approximately 6.1% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of
its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan
combination that is being serviced and administered under the pooling and
servicing agreement, dated as of April 1,
2018 relating to BANK 2018-BNK11
filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on
March 27, 2019 (the “BANK 2018-BNK11 PSA”). Pursuant to Section 7.01(d)
of the BANK 2018-BNK11 PSA, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association, a
national banking association, was removed as special servicer of the Airport Business
Center Mortgage Loan and LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR”), a Florida limited liability
company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the Airport
Business Center Mortgage Loan under the BANK 2018-BNK11 PSA.
In the interest of transaction management, this
Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of July 2,
2021, the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if
necessary, pursuant to the BANK 2018-BNK11 PSA, by LNR. The principal
executive offices of LNR are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139 and its telephone number is (305) 695-5600.
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.
(Depositor)
/s/ Anthony Sfarra
Anthony Sfarra, President
Date: July 2, 2021