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

August 29, 2018

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001746406
CD 2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust

(Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001558761
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541294
German American Capital Corporation

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001682523
Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001701238
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant: 0001013454

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

60 Wall Street

New York, New York

(Address of principal executive offices of registrant)

(212) 250-2500

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 24, 2018, Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance, pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, as depositor (the “Registrant”), KeyBank National Association, as master servicer and Westside NYC Multifamily Portfolio special servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer, of CD 2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”). The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in CD 2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust fund formed under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The assets of the Issuing Entity consist primarily of 42 fixed-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on 72 commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing properties.

The Mortgage Loan identified as “Riverwalk” on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Riverwalk Mortgage Loan”), which is an asset of the Issuing Entity, is part of a whole loan (the “Riverwalk Whole Loan”) that includes such Mortgage Loan and one or more pari passu companion loans that is not an asset of the Issuing Entity. The Riverwalk Whole Loan is being serviced and administered pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 (the “UBS 2018-C12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer, relating to the UBS 2018-C12 securitization transaction into which the related controlling companion loan is deposited.

The terms and conditions of the UBS 2018-C12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to the servicing of the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement applicable to the servicing of the other Mortgage Loans, as described under “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” in the prospectus filed by the Issuing Entity pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) with respect to the Certificates on August 24, 2018.

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.