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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~September~~August 2329, ~~2020~~2022

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-B

(Exact name of Issuing Entity as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: 0001821260

~~Daimler~~Mercedes-Benz Trust Leasing LLC

(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of Depositor: 0001537805

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC

(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of Sponsor: ~~0001540252~~0001504252

State of Delaware	333-229783-04	3885-~~7236293~~6480371
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

36455 Corporate Drive Farmington Hills, Michigan		48331
35555 W. Twelve Mile Rd. Suite 100 Farmington Hills, Michigan		48331
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 991-~~6632~~6700

~~N/A~~Not ~~(Former~~Applicable ~~name or former address, if changed since last report.)~~

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered ~~Not~~None ~~applicable~~None ~~Not applicable Not applicable~~None

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~~Item~~Section ~~8.01.~~6 ~~Other~~— ~~Events.~~Asset Backed Securities

In connection with the issuance of $1,010,120,000 principal amount of Asset Backed Notes (the “Notes”) by Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-B (the “Issuer”) on September 23, 2020, Daimler Trust Leasing LLC (“Daimler Trust Leasing”), the Issuer and/or Daimler Trust have entered into the agreements listed below in Item 96.~~01 and attached as Exhibits 4~~02.1, ~~4.2,~~Change ~~4.4,~~of ~~10.1,~~Servicer ~~10.2,~~or 10Trustee.~~4, 10.5, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.~~

~~Item~~Pursuant 9to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2022, between U.01S. ~~Financial~~Bank ~~Statements~~National Association, a national banking association (“U.S. Bank N.A.”) and ~~Exhibits~~U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association (“U.S. Bank Trust Co.”) and as a result of the transfer of substantially all of U.S. Bank N.A.’s corporate trust business to U.S. Bank Trust Co., effective as of August 29, 2022, U.S. Bank Trust Co. succeeded U.S. Bank N.A. as the indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”) (including in its capacities as Securities Intermediary, Paying Agent and Note Registrar) under the Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2020 (the “Indenture”), between Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2020-B, as Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the noteholders. The duties and responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee, limitations on the Indenture Trustee’s liability and indemnification under the transaction documents, contractual provisions regarding the Indenture Trustee’s removal, replacement or resignation under the transaction documents, and other information contemplated by Item 1109(a)(3) through (6) of Regulation AB remains unchanged from the information described in the final prospectus, dated September 15, 2020 and filed with the Commission on September 17, 2020.

(U.S. Bank N.A. made a strategic decision to reposition its corporate trust business by transferring substantially all of its corporate trust business to its affiliate, U.S. Bank Trust Co., a non-depository trust company (U.S. Bank N.A. and U.S. Bank Trust Co. are collectively referred to herein as “U.S. Bank.”). Upon ~~Not~~U.S. ~~applicable~~Bank Trust Co.’s succession to the business of U.S. Bank N.A., it became a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank N.A. The Indenture Trustee will maintain the accounts of the issuer in the name of the Indenture Trustee at U.S. Bank N.A.

~~(b)~~U.S. ~~Not~~Bancorp, ~~applicable~~with total assets exceeding $591 billion as of June 30, 2022, is the parent company of U.S. Bank N.A., the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. As of June 30, 2022, U.S. Bancorp operated over 2,200 branch offices in 26 states. A network of specialized U.S. Bancorp offices across the nation provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses, and institutions.

~~(c)~~U.S. ~~Not~~Bank ~~applicable~~has one of the largest corporate trust businesses in the country with office locations in 48 domestic and 2 international cities. The Indenture will be administered from U.S. Bank’s corporate trust office located at 190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603.

~~(d)~~U.S. ~~Exhibits:~~Bank has provided corporate trust services since 1924. As of June 30, 2022, U.S. Bank was acting as trustee with respect to over 122,000 issuances of securities with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of over $5.5 trillion. This portfolio includes corporate and municipal bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.

~~4.1~~The Indenture, ~~dated~~Trustee asshall ofmake ~~September~~each 1,monthly ~~2020,~~statement ~~between~~available to the ~~Issuer~~noteholders ~~and~~via Uthe Indenture Trustee’s internet website at https://pivot.Susbank.com. Noteholders ~~Bank~~with ~~National~~questions ~~Association,~~may asdirect ~~indenture~~them ~~trustee~~to (the “ Indenture Trustee”’s bondholder services group at (800) 934-6802.

4.2 ~~Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2020, between Daimler Trust Leasing and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee.~~

~~4.4~~As ~~2020-B Exchange Note Supplement, dated as~~ of ~~September~~June 130, ~~2020~~2022, ~~among~~U.S. ~~Daimler~~Bank ~~Trust,~~(and asits ~~borrower,~~affiliate U.S. Bank Trust National Association,) was acting as ~~administrative~~indenture ~~agent~~trustee, ~~Daimler~~registrar ~~Title~~and ~~Co.,~~paying asagent ~~collateral~~on ~~agent,~~172 ~~MBFS~~issuances ~~USA,~~of asautomobile ~~lender~~receivables-backed ~~and~~securities aswith ~~servicer,~~an outstanding ~~and~~aggregate ~~the~~principal ~~Indenture~~balance ~~Trustee~~of approximately $68,988,300,000.

10U.1S. ~~First-Tier~~Bank ~~Sale~~N.A. ~~Agreement,~~and ~~dated~~other large financial institutions have been sued in their capacity as oftrustee ~~September~~or 1,successor ~~2020~~trustee for certain residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”’) trusts. The complaints, ~~between~~primarily filed ~~MBFS~~by ~~USA~~investors or investor groups against U.S. Bank N.A. and similar institutions, allege the trustees caused losses to investors as ~~seller~~a result of alleged failures by the sponsors, mortgage loan sellers and ~~Daimler~~servicers ~~Trust~~to ~~Leasing~~comply with the governing agreements for these RMBS trusts. Plaintiffs generally assert causes of action based upon the trustees’ purported failures to enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for alleged breaches of representations and warranties, asnotify securityholders ~~purchaser~~of purported events of default allegedly caused by breaches of servicing standards by mortgage loan servicers and abide by a heightened standard of care following alleged events of default.

10U.2S. ~~Second-Tier~~Bank ~~Sale~~N.A. ~~Agreement~~denies liability and believes that it has performed its obligations under the RMBS trusts in good faith, ~~dated~~that asits actions were not the cause of ~~September~~losses 1,to ~~2020~~investors, ~~between~~that ~~Daimler~~it ~~Trust~~has ~~Leasing~~meritorious defenses, asand it ~~seller,~~has contested and intends to continue contesting the ~~Issuer~~plaintiffs’ claims vigorously. However, U.S. Bank N.A. cannot assure you as ~~purchaser~~to the outcome of any of the litigation, or the possible impact of these litigations on the trustee or the RMBS trusts.

~~10.4~~On ~~2020-B~~March ~~Servicing~~9, ~~Supplement~~2018, ~~dated~~a aslaw firm purporting to represent fifteen Delaware statutory trusts (the “DSTs”) that issued securities backed by student loans (the “Student Loans”) filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of ~~September~~Chancery against 1,U.S. ~~2020,~~Bank ~~among~~N.A. ~~MBFS~~in ~~USA,~~its capacities as indenture trustee and successor special servicer, and asthree ~~lender~~other institutions in their respective transaction capacities, ~~Daimler~~with respect to the DSTs and the Student Loans. This lawsuit is captioned The National Collegiate Student Loan Master Trust I, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al., C.A. No. 2018-0167-JRS (Del. Ch.) (the “NCMSLT Action”). The complaint, as ~~titling~~amended ~~trust~~on June 15, 2018, alleged that the DSTs have been harmed as a result of purported misconduct or omissions by the defendants concerning administration of the trusts and ~~Daimler~~special ~~Title~~servicing Coof the Student Loans. Since the filing of the NCMSLT Action, ascertain ~~collateral~~Student ~~agent~~Loan borrowers have made assertions against U.S. Bank N.A. concerning special servicing that appear to be based on certain allegations made on behalf of the DSTs in the NCMSLT Action.

10U.5S. ~~Asset~~Bank ~~Representations~~N.A. ~~Review~~has ~~Agreement,~~filed ~~dated~~a asmotion seeking dismissal of ~~September~~the operative complaint in its entirety with prejudice pursuant to Chancery Court Rules 12(b)(1,) ~~2020~~and ~~among~~12(b)(6) or, in the ~~Issuer~~alternative, ~~MBFS~~a ~~USA,~~stay asof ~~administrator~~the case while other prior filed disputes involving the DSTs and asthe ~~servicer~~Student Loans are litigated. On November 7, ~~and~~2018, ~~Clayton~~the ~~Fixed~~Court ~~Income~~ruled ~~Services~~that ~~LLC~~the case should be stayed in its entirety pending resolution of the first-filed cases. On January 21, as2020, ~~asset~~the ~~representations~~Court entered ~~reviewer~~an order consolidating for pretrial purposes the NCMSLT Action and three other lawsuits pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery concerning the DSTs and the Student Loans, which remains pending.

99U.2S. ~~2020-B~~Bank ~~Collateral~~N.A. ~~Account~~denies ~~Control~~liability ~~Agreement,~~in ~~dated~~the NCMSLT Action and believes it has performed its obligations as ofindenture ~~September~~trustee 1,and ~~2020,~~special ~~between~~servicer in good faith and in compliance in all material respects with the ~~Issuer,~~terms asof the ~~initial~~agreements ~~secured~~governing ~~party,~~the DSTs and ~~U.S.~~that ~~Bank~~it ~~National~~has ~~Association,~~meritorious asdefenses. It ~~assignee-secured~~has ~~party~~contested and asintends ~~securities~~to ~~intermediary~~continue contesting the plaintiffs’ claims vigorously.

~~99.~~3 Titling Trust Account Control Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2020, between Daimler Trust, as initial secured party, and U.S. Bank National Association, as assignee-secured party and as securities intermediary.

99.4 2020-B Administration Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2020, among the Issuer, MBFS USA, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee.

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.

	DAIMLER TRUST LEASING LLC, as Depositor
	Mercedes-Benz Trust Leasing LLC
	(Depositor)
	By:	/s/ Steven C. Poling
		Steven C. Poling
		Assistant Secretary
Date: September 24, 2020
Date: September 1, 2022

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