SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-011487 to WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC (CIK 0000850779)
WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC (CIK 0000850779)
Date: Oct. 10, 2024 · CIK: 0000850779 · Accession: 0000000000-24-011487
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October 10, 2024
Anthony Sfarra
President and Director
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
401 South Tryon Street
26th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form SF-3
Filed on September 13, 2024
File No. 333-282099
Dear Anthony Sfarra:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments.
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing
the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information
you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form SF-3
General
1.Please confirm that the depositor and any issuing entities previously established,
directly or indirectly, by the depositor or any affiliate of the depositor have been
current and timely with Exchange Act reporting during the last twelve months with
respect to asset-backed securities involving the same asset class. Please refer to
General Instruction I.A.2. of Form SF-3.
Risk Factors
Cyberattacks or Other Security Breaches Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Business
of the Transaction Parties, page 65
We note your disclosure sets forth an example that, "hackers recently engaged in
attacks against organizations that are designed to disrupt key business services." As a 2.
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result, "There can be no reassurance that the sponsors, the master servicer, the special
servicer, the borrowers or the other transaction parties will not suffer any such losses
in the future." Please revise to explain the relevancy of these attacks or provide further
detail.
[Office Properties Have Special Risks], page 77
3.We note that you state, "office space may be adversely affected for a significant time
after the pandemic ends, which may impact the ability of borrowers to lease their
properties." This risk factor does not appear to reflect the current state of the COVID-
19 pandemic and related market conditions, as the pandemic has come to an end.
Please revise.
Pending Legal Proceedings Involving Transaction Parties, page 452
4.We note that you have disclosed that "sponsors have been involved in, and are
currently involved in, certain litigation or potential litigation including actions relating
to repurchase claims." Please revise to provide further detail and confirm that the
disclosure will be updated to reflect current status at the time of an offering.
Part II - Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 14. Exhibits, page II-2
5.Please revise footnote 7 to provide the complete file number of the Form SF-3 that
you are incorporating by reference.
6.Please file your remaining exhibits with your next amendment. Refer to Item 1100(f)
of Regulation AB and Item 601 of Regulation S-K. Note that we may have additional
comments on your registration statement following our review of any such exhibits.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence
of action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
Please contact Komul Chaudhry at 202-551-4746 or Rolaine Bancroft at 202-551-
3313 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Structured Finance