**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, 2023or**

**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: 333-193376-23**

**Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:0001651790**

**COMM 2015-CCRE26 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: 0001555524**

**LoanCore Capital Markets LLC**

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

**(formerly known as Jefferies LoanCore LLC)**

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

**the issuing entity)** | **38-3979769**

**38-3979770**

**38-7143624**

**(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 |
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| 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                                                                                                       Accelerated filer                                     o

Non-acceleratedfiler          ⌧                                                                                                     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 Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan, whichconstituted approximately 10.5% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as ofits cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loancombination that includes the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan and three other *paripassu* loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. This loancombination, including the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan, is being serviced andadministered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which isincorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

The Exhibit Index describesexhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the ExhibitIndex) with respect to the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, whichconstituted approximately 3.2% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as ofits cut-off date.  The Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan is anasset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes theHeartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan and two other *pari passu*loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A *pari passu* portionof the loan combination was securitized in the COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trusttransaction, Commission File Number 333-193376-22 (the “COMM 2015-CCRE25Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to thepooling and servicing agreement for the COMM 2015-CCRE25 Transaction, which isincorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Exhibit Index describesexhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the ExhibitIndex) with respect to the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, which constitutedapproximately 6.4% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-offdate.  The 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuingentity and is part of a loan combination that includes the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, fifteen other *pari passu* loans and three subordinatecompanion loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A *pari passu*portion of the loan combination was securitized in the MAD 2015-11MD MortgageTrust transaction (the “MAD 2015-11MD Transaction”). This loancombination, including the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, is being servicedand administered pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the MAD2015-11MD Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.3 tothis Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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.

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation is the master servicer and certificate administrator of themortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and theprimary servicer of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan. As aresult, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is a “servicer” as defined inItem 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above,because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of theassets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments ofcompliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reportsand servicer compliance statements delivered by Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.

Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/aNewmark is an affiliate of Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending L.P., one ofthe sponsors.  Therefore, the Depositor included in this Annual Report onForm 10-K a servicer compliance statement for Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/aNewmark pursuant to Item 1123.  Because Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/aNewmark is servicing less than 5% of the pool assets, an assessment ofcompliance with applicable servicing criteria and an accountants’ attestationreport pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB are not required by RegulationAB.  As the attestation made in the servicer compliance statement requiredby Item 1123 relates to a review of the servicing activities of Berkeley PointCapital LLC d/b/a Newmark under the applicable servicing agreement, and thatreview was conducted in conjunction with the servicer’s preparation of itsassessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, that assessment ofcompliance with applicable servicing criteria and the accompanying accountants’attestation report are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the sakeof completeness.

Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation acts as trustee of  the mortgage loans serviced under thePooling and Servicing Agreement, the Heartland Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan and the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan.  Pursuant to the Pooling andServicing Agreement, the pooling and servicing agreement for the COMM2015-CCRE25 Transaction and the trust and servicing agreement for the MAD2015-11MD Transaction, the trustee is required to provide an assessment ofcompliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respect to Item1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds or guaranteesregarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or otherfees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified inthe transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period, the trusteedid not perform any servicing function with respect to the servicing criteriaspecified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.  The master serviceror the special servicer, to the extent required, performed the servicingfunction identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, andeach such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB in theassessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountant’sattestation report for the subject transaction.  As a result, this AnnualReport on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliance withapplicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicersof  the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance with respectto Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.

This Annual Report on Form 10-Kincludes assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria andaccountants’ attestation reports from CoreLogic Solutions, LLC.  Thisentity was engaged by the master servicer under the Pooling and ServicingAgreement (except with respect to those mortgage loans for which Berkeley PointCapital LLC d/b/a Newmark is the primary servicer)  and the primaryservicer of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan to remit taxpayments received from the escrow accounts of borrowers to local taxing authorities,to report tax amounts due, to verify tax parcel information, and to verifynon-escrow tax payments. These servicing functions are included within theservicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(xi) and 1122(d)(4)(xii) ofRegulation AB.  Therefore, under the principles-based definition of“servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB that looks to thefunctions that an entity performs, this vendor is a “servicer” for the purposesof Item 1122 of Regulation AB.  *See* Compliance and DisclosureInterpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).

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”).  CTCNAwas engaged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”),in its capacity as certificate administrator and custodian, to perform certainspecified servicing functions identified in the assessment of compliance withapplicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports.  WellsFargo engaged 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)).

Theassessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’attestation reports and servicer compliance statements of the certificate administratorof the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan and the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as thecertificate administrator pursuant to the related pooling and servicingagreement or trust and servicing agreement does not perform any activities thataddress servicing criteria with respect to the issuing entity and because theyare 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 Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loanand the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, (i) the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria and attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria of LNR Partners, LLC as special servicer ofthe Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas as custodian of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan andPentalpha Surveillance LLC as operating advisor of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, listed on the Exhibit Index are omitted from thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K as they are not required to be included on thisAnnual Report on Form 10-K per Instruction 3 to Item 1122 of Regulation ABbecause they are parties performing activities that address servicing criteriarelating to 5% or less of the assets of the issuing entity; and (ii) theservicer compliance statements of LNR Partners, LLC as special servicer of theHeartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan and KeyBank National Associationas primary servicer and special servicer of the 11 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, listed on the Exhibit Index are omitted from this Annual Report on Form10-K as they are not required by Item 1123 of Regulation AB to be included onthis Annual Report on Form 10-K because they are each an unaffiliated partythat 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 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.**

The Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan(Loan Number 1 on Annex A-1 of the prospectus supplement of the registrantrelating to the issuing entity filed on October 7, 2015 pursuant to Rule424(b)(5)) constitutes a significant obligor within the meaning of Item1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB as disclosed in the prospectus supplement. Inaccordance with Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, the most recent unaudited netoperating income of the significant obligor was $31,082,758.47 for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023.

**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 nomaterial pending legal proceeding involving the trust or any party related tothe trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of thoserespective parties, and the following, with respect to Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as certificate administrator and as custodian, andDeutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as certificate administrator and ascustodian.

In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited (PhoenixLight) and certain related entities filed a complaint in the United StatesDistrict Court for the Southern District of New York alleging claims againstWells Fargo Bank, 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, IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank (together, IKB) in NewYork state court, and Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC 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 each appealed the district court’s decision tothe United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Phoenix Lightdismissed its appeal in May 2023, terminating its case. In November 2023, WellsFargo 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 byinstitutional investors and an action filed by the National Credit UnionAdministration with similar allegations.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”) and DeutscheBank National Trust Company (“DBNTC”) have been sued by investors in civillitigation concerning their role as trustees of certain residentialmortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts. 

 

On June 18, 2014, a group of investors, including fundsmanaged by Blackrock Advisors, LLC, PIMCO-Advisors, L.P., and others, filed anaction against DBNTC and DBTCA in New York State Supreme Court alleging thatDBNTC and DBTCA failed to perform purported duties, as trustees for 544private-label RMBS trusts, to enforce breaches of representations andwarranties as to mortgage loans held by the trusts and to enforce breaches byservicers of their mortgage loan servicing obligations for the trusts.  Duringthe course of the litigation, plaintiffs dismissed the case from New York StateSupreme Court and refiled two separate cases, one in the U.S. District Courtfor the Southern District of New York (the “BlackRock SDNY Case”) and the otherin the Superior Court of California, Orange County (the “BlackRock CaliforniaCase”).  Pursuant to a settlement among the parties, the BlackRock SDNYCase was dismissed on December 6, 2018, and the BlackRock California Case wasdismissed on January 11, 2019.

 

On September 27, 2017, DBTCA was added as a defendant to acase brought by certain special purpose entities including Phoenix Light SFLimited in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, inwhich the plaintiffs previously alleged incorrectly that DBNTC served astrustee for all 43 of the trusts at issue.  On September 27, 2017,plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint that names DBTCA as a defendant inaddition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves as trustee for one of the 43 trusts atissue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for the other 42 trusts at issue. Plaintiffs’ third amended complaint brings claims for violation of the U.S.Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (“TIA”); breach of contract; breach of fiduciaryduty; negligence and gross negligence; violation of New York’s Streit Act; andbreach of the covenant of good faith.  However, in the third amendedcomplaint, plaintiffs acknowledge that, before DBTCA was added to the case, thecourt dismissed plaintiffs’ TIA Act claims, negligence and gross negligenceclaims, Streit Act claims, claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, andcertain theories of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims, and plaintiffs onlyinclude these claims to preserve any rights on appeal.  Plaintiffs allegedamages of “hundreds of millions of dollars.”  On November 13, 2017, DBNTCand DBTCA filed an answer to the third amended complaint.  On December 7,2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion for summary judgment.  Also onDecember 7, 2018, plaintiffs, jointly with Commerzbank AG (see description ofCommerzbank case below), filed a motion for partial summary judgment.  OnOctober 27, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a supplemental motion for summaryjudgment relating to plaintiffs’ standing.  On February 8, 2022, the courtissued an order in which it granted DBNTC and DBTCA’s supplemental motion forsummary judgment, granted in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s initial motion for summaryjudgment, and denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.  Asa result of that order, all of plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed withprejudice. On April 26, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the SecondCircuit affirmed the court’s summary judgment order.

 

On November 30, 2017, DBTCA was added as a defendant to acase brought by Commerzbank AG (“Commerzbank”) in the U.S. District Court forthe Southern District of New York, in which Commerzbank previously allegedincorrectly that DBNTC served as trustee for all 50 of the trusts atissue.  On November 30, 2017, Commerzbank filed a second amended complaintthat names DBTCA as a defendant in addition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves astrustee for 1 of the 50 trusts at issue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for theother 49 trusts at issue.  Commerzbank’s second amended complaint bringsclaims for violation of the TIA; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty;negligence; violation of the Streit Act; and breach of the covenant of goodfaith.  However, in the second amended complaint, Commerzbank acknowledgesthat, before DBTCA was added to the case, the court dismissed Commerzbank’s TIAclaims for the trusts governed by pooling and servicing agreements, as well asits Streit Act claims and claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, andCommerzbank only includes these claims to preserve any rights on appeal. The second amended complaint alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA caused Commerzbank tosuffer “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses,” but the complaint does notinclude a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On January 29, 2018,DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the second amended complaint.  OnDecember 7, 2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion for summary judgment. Also on December 7, 2018, Commerzbank, jointly with the Phoenix Lightplaintiffs, filed a motion for partial summary judgment.  On February 8,2022, the court issued an order in which it granted in part DBNTC and DBTCA’smotion for summary judgment and denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summaryjudgment.  As a result of that order, many of plaintiffs’ claims andtheories were dismissed with prejudice.  Discovery is ongoing.

 

On December 30, 2015, IKB International, S.A. in Liquidationand IKB Deutsche Industriebank A.G. (collectively, “IKB”), as an investor in 37RMBS trusts, filed a summons with notice in the Supreme Court of the State ofNew York, New York County, against DBNTC and DBTCA as trustees of thetrusts.  On May 27, 2016, IKB served its complaint asserting claims forbreach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflictsof interest, violation of the Streit Act, violation of the TIA, violation ofRegulation AB, and violation of Section 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. IKB alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA are liable for over U.S. $268 million indamages.  On October 5, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA, together with several othertrustees defending lawsuits by IKB, filed a joint motion to dismiss.  OnJanuary 6, 2017 and June 20, 2017, IKB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice allclaims as to seven trusts.  On January 27, 2021, the court granted in partand denied in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to dismiss.  The court grantedthe motion to dismiss with respect to IKB’s claims for violations of the StreitAct, Regulation AB, and Section 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well ascertain aspects of IKB’s claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciaryduty, and violation of the TIA.  The court denied the remainder of themotion to dismiss.  IKB’s remaining claims for breach of contract, breachof fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest, and violationof the TIA will proceed.  On May 10, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a noticeof appeal with the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department,regarding certain aspects of the court’s order on the motion to dismiss. On May 20, 2021, IKB filed a notice of cross appeal with respect to otheraspects of that order.  On August 30, 2022, the New York Supreme Court,Appellate Division, First Department affirmed in part and reversed in part thecourt’s order on the motion to dismiss.  After DBNTC and DBTCA appealedthe First Department’s decision, on June 15, 2023, the New York Court ofAppeals reversed the First Department’s decision in part, dismissing certainadditional contract claims, as well as IKB’s claims for breach of fiduciaryduty and breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest.  On June 2, 2021,IKB filed a motion for re-argument regarding certain aspects of the court’sorder on the motion to dismiss, which the court denied on August 3, 2021. On May 13, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the complaint.  OnOctober 28, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing withprejudice all claims as to seven additional trusts.  On December 29, 2021,the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice allclaims as to one additional trust.  On April 22, 2022, the parties filed astipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to 17certificates at issue, including all claims as to 5 trusts.  On February28, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing withprejudice all claims as to two trusts, leaving 15 trusts at issue.  OnNovember 21, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing withprejudice all claims as to three trusts, leaving 12 trusts at issue. Discovery is ongoing.

 

It is DBTCA’s belief that it has no pending legalproceedings (including, based on DBTCA’s present evaluation, the litigationdisclosed in the foregoing paragraphs) that would materially affect its abilityto perform its duties under the related servicing agreement for thistransaction.

**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 October 7, 2015 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 Exhibit4.1 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 reports on assessments of compliance with the servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on suchassessments of compliance with respect to the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the poolingand servicing agreement for the COMM 2015-CCRE25 Transaction, are attachedhereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as ScheduleII to the pooling and servicing agreement for the COMM 2015-CCRE25 Transactionincorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K isa chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for theCOMM 2015-CCRE25 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteriaset forth in Item 1122(d).

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 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the trust and servicingagreement for the MAD 2015-11MD Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule I to the trust andservicing agreement for the MAD 2015-11MD Transaction incorporated by referenceas Exhibit 4.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying theentities participating in a servicing function for the MAD 2015-11MDTransaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth inItem 1122(d).

**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

4.1          Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1,2015, by and among Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, as Depositor,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Paying Agent and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/Afiled on December 8, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 andincorporated by reference herein).

4.2          Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1,2015, by and among Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, asDepositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as a Special Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as aSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas, as Certificate Administrator, Paying Agent andCustodian, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor (filed asExhibit 99.6 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 7,2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 and incorporated by referenceherein).

4.3          Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 6,2015, by and among Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, asDepositor, KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer and SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Paying Agent andCustodian (filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-Kfiled on October 7, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 andincorporated 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        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer

33.2        CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer

33.3        Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (Omitted. See ExplanatoryNotes.)

33.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

33.5        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

33.6        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor

33.7        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant

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

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

33.10      Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark, asPrimary Servicer

33.11      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1)

33.12      CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerof the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)

33.13      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Prudential PlazaMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.14      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianof the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)

33.15      Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.6)

33.16      CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.7)

33.17      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 33.9)

33.18      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.1)

33.19      LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.20      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.21      Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.22      Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.23      CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit33.7)

33.24      KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerof the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan

33.25      KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerof the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.24)

33.26      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

33.27      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian of the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)

33.28      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 33.9)

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

34.1        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer

34.2        CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer

34.3        Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (Omitted. See ExplanatoryNotes.)

34.4        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

34.5        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian

34.6        Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor

34.7        CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant

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

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

34.10      Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark, asPrimary Servicer

34.11      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1)

34.12      CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerof the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)

34.13      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Prudential PlazaMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.14      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)

34.15      Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.6)

34.16      CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.7)

34.17      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 34.9)

34.18      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.1)

34.19      LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.20      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.21      Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodian of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.22      Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Heartland IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.23      CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit34.7)

34.24      KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerof the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan

34.25      KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerof the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.24)

34.26      Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

34.27      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian of the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)

34.28      Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 34.9)

35           Servicer compliance statements.

35.1        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer

35.2        CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer

35.3        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator

35.4        Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark, asPrimary Servicer

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

35.6        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1)

35.7        CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerof the Prudential Plaza Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)

35.8        Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer of the Heartland Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.1)

35.9        LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Heartland Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

35.10      KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer of the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.) 

35.11      KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer of the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)

99.1         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September28, 2015, between Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation andGerman American Capital Corporation (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’sCurrent Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 8, 2015 under Commission FileNo. 333-193376-23 and incorporated by reference herein)

99.2         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September28, 2015, between Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation andCantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to theregistrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 8, 2015 underCommission File No. 333-193376-23 and incorporated by reference herein)

99.3         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of September28, 2015, between Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation andJefferies LoanCore LLC (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the registrant’s CurrentReport on Form 8-K/A filed on December 8, 2015 under Commission File No.333-193376-23 and incorporated by reference herein)

99.4         Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2015,between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Berkeley Point Capital LLC(filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed onOctober 7, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 and incorporated byreference herein)

99.5         Co-lender Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2015,between German American Capital Corporation, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, MorganStanley Bank, N.A., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, German American Capital Corporation,as Initial Note B-1 Holder, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as Initial Note B-2Holder, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Initial Note B-3 Holder(filed as Exhibit 99.7 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed onOctober 7, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 and incorporated byreference herein)

99.6         Co-lender Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2015, betweenGerman American Capital Corporation, as Note A-1 Holder, German American CapitalCorporation, as Note A-2 Holder, and German American Capital Corporation, asNote A-3 Holder (filed as Exhibit 99.8 to the registrant’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed on October 7, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 andincorporated by reference herein)

99.7         Co-lender Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2015, betweenGerman American Capital Corporation, as Note A-1 Holder, German AmericanCapital Corporation, as Note A-2 Holder, German American Capital Corporation,as Note A-3 Holder, and German American Capital Corporation, as Note A-4 Holder(filed as Exhibit 99.9 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed onOctober 7, 2015 under Commission File No. 333-193376-23 and incorporated byreference herein)

(b)   The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrantpursuant 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 11, 2024

/s/ MattSmith

Matt Smith, Director

Date: March 11, 2024