UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 17, 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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment on Form 8-K amends the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”), dated and filed as of August 24, 2018, with respect to the CD 2018-CD7 Mortgage Trust. The purpose of this amendment is to make clerical revisions to the agreement previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K. No other changes are being made to the Form 8-K other than the changes described above. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K.

(d)       Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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.