**UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

(Mark One)

**x****  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022or**

**o**** ****TRANSITIONREPORT 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: 333-184376-03**

**Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:0001571236**

**COMM 2013-CCRE7 Mortgage Trust**

**(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in itscharter)**

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**Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001013454**

**Deutsche Mortgage & AssetReceiving Corporation**

**(exact name of the depositor as specified in itscharter)**

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**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541294**

**German American Capital Corporation**

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

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**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001558761**

**Cantor Commercial Real EstateLending, L.P.**

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

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**Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001089877**

**KeyBank National Association**

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

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

**the issuing entity)** | **38-3903369**

**38-3903370**

**38-7092922**

**(I.R.S. Employer**

**Identification Numbers)** |
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**c/o Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as agent for**

**Wells Fargo Bank, National Association**

**as Certificate Administrator**

**9062 Old Annapolis Road**

**Columbia, MD**

**(Address of principalexecutive offices of the issuing entity)**

**21045**

**(Zip Code)**

**Registrant’s telephone number,including area code:**

**(212) 250-2500**

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 theAct:  None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-knownseasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  o Yes ⌧No

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filedall reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periodthat the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has beensubject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  ⌧ Yes oNo

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

Not applicable.

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

Large acceleratedfiler        o                                                                                                       Acceleratedfiler                                     o

Non-acceleratedfiler          ⌧  (Do not check if asmaller reporting company)                          Smaller reporting company                    o

                                                                                                                                                       Emerging growthcompany                    o

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

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

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of theAct, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issuedfinancial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error correctionsare restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during therelevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shellcompany (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  o Yes ⌧ No

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

Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed alldocuments and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securitiesunder a plan confirmed by a court.  oYes oNo

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

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

Not applicable.

 

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**EXPLANATORY NOTES**

 

 

The master servicer of a poolingand servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement also functions as theprimary servicer of the related mortgage loans serviced and administeredpursuant to such agreement unless a separate primary servicer is identifiedherein.  If this report does not identify a separate primary servicer, theservicer compliance statement provided by the master servicer under any suchagreement also encompasses its responsibilities as primary servicer of therelated mortgage loan or mortgage loans.

This Annual Report on Form 10-Kincludes an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria,accountants’ attestation report and servicer compliance statement fromComputershare Trust Company, National Association (“CTCNA”). CTCNA wasengaged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), inits capacity as certificate administrator and custodian, to perform certainspecified servicing functions identified in the assessment of compliance withapplicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports. Wells Fargoengaged CTCNA in connection with the sale of Wells Fargo’s corporate trustservices business to CTCNA and its affiliates. Further, under theprinciples-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) ofRegulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this partyis a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. SeeCompliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).

 

**PART I**

**Item 1.  Business.**

Omitted.

**Item 1A.  Risk Factors.**

Omitted.

**Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.**

None.

**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 ofFinancial Condition and Results of Operations.**

Omitted.

**Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative DisclosuresAbout Market Risk.**

Omitted.

**Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.**

Omitted.

**Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements WithAccountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.**

Omitted.

**Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.**

Omitted.

**Item 9B.  Other Information.**

None.

**Item 9C.  Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictionsthat Prevent Inspections.**

None.

**PART III**

**Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and CorporateGovernance.**

Omitted.

**Item 11.  Executive Compensation.**

Omitted.

**Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain BeneficialOwners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.**

Omitted.

**Item 13.  Certain Relationships and RelatedTransactions, 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 ObligorFinancial Information.**

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

 

**Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant EnhancementProvider Financial Information.**

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

**Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain DerivativesInstruments (Financial Information).**

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides anyderivative instruments or other support for the certificates within thistransaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

**Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.**

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedinginvolving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routinelitigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and thefollowing, with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, ascertificate administrator, as trustee and as custodian.

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited (Phoenix Light)and certain related entities filed a complaint in the United States DistrictCourt for the Southern District of New York alleging claims against Wells FargoBank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee for a number of residentialmortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts. Complaints raising similarallegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern District of NewYork and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York statecourt. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., astrustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of actionbased upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify andenforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breachesof representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events ofdefault, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events ofdefault. In July 2022, the district court dismissed Phoenix Light’s claims andcertain of the claims asserted by Commerzbank AG, and subsequently enteredjudgment in each case in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In August 2022,Phoenix Light and Commerzbank AG appealed the district court’s decision to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company previouslysettled two class actions filed by institutional investors and an action filedby the National Credit Union Administration with similar allegations. Inaddition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have filed substantiallysimilar lawsuits in New York state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., astrustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgageloan documentation.

**Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and CertainRelationships and Related Transactions.**

The information regarding this Item has been previouslyprovided in a prospectus supplement of the Registrant relating to the issuingentity filed on April 22, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5).

**Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with ApplicableServicing Criteria.**

The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on suchassessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attachedhereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as ScheduleII to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entitiesparticipating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for eachapplicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).

The report on assessment of compliance for the twelve monthsended December 31, 2022, furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB byKeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as servicer, discloses that thefollowing material instance of noncompliance occurred with respect to itsplatform:

The examination performed by Ernst & Young LLP identifiedan instance of material noncompliance with the servicing criteria set forth inItem 1122(d)(4)(ix) of Regulation AB applicable to KeyBank during the yearended December 31, 2022. During compliance testing, it was discovered, that notall FlexARM loan mortgagors were offered loan rates within 45-60 days beforethe rate change date, as required per the related pool asset documents. Per therelated note, if the holder fails to offer a loan rate within 45-60 days of anychange date a margin of 2.25% is to be used. Given the notification was notmade to the borrowers, a 3% margin was incorrectly applied. The noncompliancein Item 1122 (d)(4)(ix) is related to a servicing portfolio which is whollyowned by the investor and is not held in a publicly traded security.

The following remediation procedures have been initiated byKeyBank: (i) the impacted mortgage loans are currently in the process of beingidentified, (ii) investor contact has been initiated, (iii) corrective actionsare being considered and will be tracked and monitored by senior management,(iv) procedures will be reviewed and revised, if necessary, to include newtracking and action steps to prevent this situation from recurring in thefuture, and (v) training will be provided to the relevant staff members toprevent a recurrence.

**Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.**

The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibitsto 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 ofthis Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1) Not applicable

(2) Not applicable

(3) See below

 

4             Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1,2013, by and among Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, asDepositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Master Servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Paying Agent and Custodian, and Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’sCurrent Report on Form 8-K/A filed on May 16, 2013 under Commission File No.333-184376-03 and incorporated by reference herein).

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

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

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

33.2        Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer

33.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator

33.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

33.5        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor

33.6        KeyBank National Association (as successor toKeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer

33.7        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Trustee and Certificate Administrator

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

34           Attestationreports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backedsecurities.

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

34.2        Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer

34.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator

34.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

34.5        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor

34.6        KeyBank National Association (as successor to KeyCorpReal Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer

34.7        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Trustee and Certificate Administrator

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

35           Servicer compliance statements.

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

35.2        Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer

35.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

35.4        KeyBank National Association (as successor toKeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc.), as Primary Servicer

35.5        Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator

99.1         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11,2013, between German American Capital Corporation and Deutsche Mortgage &Asset Receiving Corporation (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s CurrentReport on Form 8-K/A filed on May 16, 2013 under Commission File No.333-184376-03 and incorporated by reference herein)

99.2         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11,2013, between Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and Deutsche Mortgage& Asset Receiving Corporation (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’sCurrent Report on Form 8-K/A filed on May 16, 2013 under Commission File No.333-184376-03 and incorporated by reference herein)

99.3         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11,2013, between KeyBank National Association and Deutsche Mortgage & AssetReceiving Corporation (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the registrant’s Current Reporton Form 8-K/A filed on May 16, 2013 under Commission File No. 333-184376-03 andincorporated by reference herein)

(b)   The exhibits required to be filed by theRegistrant 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 theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report tobe signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Deutsche Mortgage & AssetReceiving Corporation(Depositor)

/s/ HelaineM. Kaplan

Helaine M.Kaplan, President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)

Date: March 13, 2023

/s/ MattSmith

Matt Smith, Director

Date: March 13, 2023