Current Report · Items 6.02 · 8-K
BANK 2020-BNK25
Change of Servicer or Trustee
Item 6.02 Change of Servicer or Trustee. Pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of February 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Trimont LLC, as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC (“CWCAM”), as successor…
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Item 6.02Item 6.02 - Change of Servicer/Trustee
Item 6.02 Change of Servicer or Trustee.
Pursuant to Section 7.01(d)
of the pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of February 1, 2020 (the “Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”), among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc., as depositor, Trimont LLC, as successor to Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as general master servicer, CWCapital Asset Management
LLC (“CWCAM”), as successor to KeyBank National Association, as general special
servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB
special servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, acting as
an agent for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate
administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations
reviewer, relating to the issuing entity known as BANK 2020-BNK25 (the “Issuing
Entity”), effective as of September 10, 2026, CWCAM was removed as general
special servicer and Torchlight Loan
Services, LLC (“Torchlight”), a Delaware limited liability company, was appointed as the successor general special servicer (except with respect to
any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any NCB Mortgage Loan). In its capacity as
general special servicer, Torchlight will be responsible for the servicing and administration of the Specially Serviced
Loans and REO Properties pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(except with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any NCB Mortgage
Loan), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Issuing Entity with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 13, 2020.
Capitalized
terms used, but not defined, in this Current Report on Form 8‑K have the
meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Torchlight Loan Services, LLC
Torchlight is a Delaware limited
liability company and will act as the general special servicer (the “General
Special Servicer”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Its
executive office and principal special servicing office are located at 90 Park
Avenue, 20 th Floor, New York, New York 10016. Torchlight is
wholly owned by Torchlight Investors, LLC, which invests across a broad array
of commercial real estate investments, including senior and mezzanine loans, preferred
equity, equity and investment grade and non-investment grade CMBS on behalf of
institutional investors.
Torchlight has substantial experience in working out loans
and has been engaged in servicing CMBS assets since December 2007.
Torchlight’s then affiliated predecessor had been engaged in servicing CMBS
assets since 1998. In the past twenty-eight years, Torchlight has resolved over
$12.2 billion of U.S. commercial and multifamily loans.
The table below sets forth information about Torchlight’s portfolio
of specially serviced commercial and multifamily mortgage loans as of the dates
indicated:
CMBS Pools As of 12/31/2023 As of 12/31/2024 As of 12/31/2025 As of 6/30/2026
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
By Approximate Number………………… 19 18 36 51
Named Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate Aggregate $8,187,369,702 $9,980,161,249 $18,362,085,212 27,969,648,306
Unpaid Principal Balance(1)……………………………….
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate Number 41 42 54 76
of Loans(2)………
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate $ 2,555,583,096 $2,756,939,609 $3,080,015,916 $5,127,175,307
Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance(2)………………………………..
(1)
Includes all loans in Torchlight’s portfolio for which Torchlight is the named
special servicer, regardless of whether such loans are, as of the specified
date, specially serviced loans.
(2)
Includes only those loans in the portfolio that, as of the specified date, are
specially serviced loans, including REO loans.
As of June 30, 2026, 21 personnel were involved in the
special servicing of commercial real estate assets for Torchlight, of which 6
were dedicated to the special servicing business unit. As of June 30, 2026,
Torchlight specially serviced a portfolio that included approximately 76 loans
secured by properties throughout the United States, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico with a then-current face value in excess of $5.1 billion, all of
which are commercial or multifamily real estate assets. The portfolio
includes commercial real estate mortgage loans secured by the same types of
income producing properties as those securing the Mortgage Loan backing the
Certificates. Accordingly, the assets that Torchlight services as well as
assets owned by its affiliates may, depending upon the particular
circumstances, including the nature and location of such assets, compete with the
mortgaged real properties securing the Mortgage Loans for tenants, purchasers,
financing and so forth. Torchlight does not service or manage any assets other
than commercial and multifamily real estate assets.
Torchlight has developed policies and procedures for the
performance of its special servicing obligations in compliance with applicable
servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB, including managing
delinquent loans and loans subject to the bankruptcy of the borrower. Torchlight
has recognized that technology can greatly improve its performance as a special
servicer, and Torchlight’s intranet-based infrastructure provides improved
controls for compliance with trust/pooling and servicing agreements, loan
administration and procedures in workout/resolution. Standardization and
automation have been pursued, and continue to be pursued, wherever practicable
to provide for improved accuracy, efficiency, transparency, monitoring and
controls.
Torchlight utilizes the services of certain contractors to
augment its personnel. Torchlight does not have any material primary advancing
obligations with respect to the CMBS pools as to which it acts as special
servicer and accordingly Torchlight does not believe that its financial
condition will have any adverse effect on the performance of its duties under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement nor any material impact on the mortgage
pool performance or the performance of the Certificates.
Torchlight will not have primary responsibility for custody
services of original documents evidencing the Mortgage Loans. On occasion,
Torchlight may have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for
enforcement actions involving the Mortgage Loans or otherwise. To the extent
that Torchlight has custody of any such documents, such documents will be
maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. There are
currently no legal proceedings pending against Torchlight, nor are any known to
be contemplated by governmental authorities, that are material to the
Certificateholders.
No securitization transaction involving commercial or
multifamily mortgage loans in which Torchlight was acting as special servicer
has experienced an event of default as a result of any action or inaction
performed by Torchlight as special servicer. In addition, there has been no
previous disclosure of material non-compliance with servicing criteria by
Torchlight with respect to any other securitization transaction involving
commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which Torchlight was acting as
special servicer.
From time to time, Torchlight and its affiliates are parties
to lawsuits and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of
business. Torchlight does not believe that any such lawsuits or legal
proceedings would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect
on its business or its ability to serve as General Special Servicer.
Torchlight is not an affiliate of the Depositor, the Mortgage
Loan Sellers, the Sponsors, the Issuing Entity, the General Master Servicer,
the NCB Master Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate
Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any
Originator of the Mortgage Loans. There are no specific relationships involving
or relating to this transaction or the securitized mortgage loans between
Torchlight or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Depositor or the
Issuing Entity, on the other hand, that currently exist or that existed during
the past two years.
Neither Torchlight nor any of its affiliates currently owns
any Certificates issued by the Issuing Entity or any other economic interest in
this securitization.
From time to time, Torchlight or its affiliates
may acquire Certificates in the secondary market and will also be able to
dispose of those Certificates at any time.
A description of additional material terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement regarding the role of the General Special Servicer,
including limitations on the General Special Servicer’s liability under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and terms regarding the General Special
Servicer’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer, is included in the prospectus
and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Torchlight may enter into one or more arrangements with the
Directing Certificateholder or any person with the right to appoint or remove
and replace the General Special Servicer to provide for a discount and/or
revenue sharing with respect to certain of the General Special Servicer
compensation in consideration of, among other things, Torchlight’s appointment
as General Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related
intercreditor agreement and limitations on such person’s right to replace the
General Special Servicer.
The
Depositor, the Sponsors, Mortgage Loan Sellers, the originators, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may maintain banking
and other commercial relationships with Torchlight and its affiliates.
The foregoing information set forth under this heading
“ - Torchlight Loan Services, LLC” has been provided by Torchlight.