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

~~The~~Date ~~Securities~~of ~~Exchange~~report ~~Act~~(Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): November 26, 2018

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2018

WELLS FARGO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware	001-36768	No. 56-1986428
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-855-825-1437

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5 9.0201 Financial ~~Departure~~Statements ofand ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Exhibits.

OnThe ~~March~~purpose ~~1, 2018, the board~~ of ~~directors~~this ofCurrent ~~Wells~~Report ~~Fargo~~is ~~Real~~to ~~Estate~~file ~~Investment~~with ~~Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”)~~Securities ~~elected Neal A. Blinde as the Company’s President~~ and ~~Chief~~Exchange ~~Executive~~Commission ~~Officer and elected Mr. Blinde to~~ the ~~Company’s~~form ~~board~~ of ~~directors,~~Servicing ~~effective~~Agreement ~~as of March 12, 2018. Mr. Blinde, age 45, has served as Executive Vice President~~ and ~~Treasurer~~form of ~~Wells~~Loan ~~Fargo~~Participation &Agreement ~~Company~~used ~~(“Wells~~by ~~Fargo”) since October 2015. In that role, Mr. Blinde oversees~~ Wells Fargo’s ~~funding,~~Real ~~capital~~Estate management, liquidity management and interest rate risk management as well as its recovery and resolution planning and annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). After founding the dedicated Depository sector coverage team in 2010, Mr. Blinde served as Managing Director and head of the Depositories Investment ~~Banking~~Corporation ~~Group~~ for ~~Wells~~consumer ~~Fargo~~loan ~~Securities~~participation ~~from~~interests ~~2012~~purchased toon ~~October~~or ~~2015. In~~after ~~that~~November ~~role he executed capital raising~~26, ~~financial advisory and structured finance transactions for clients in the bank, specialty finance, and asset management sectors~~2018. Mr. Blinde will bring significant funding, capital management, liquidity management, risk management, financial performance management and strategic planning expertise to the board of directors. Wells Fargo is the Company’s indirect parent corporation.

On February 1, 2018, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that Michael J. Loughlin had notified the Company of his intent to resign as a director and Chief Executive Officer. Upon Mr. Blinde’s election, effective as of March 12, 2018, Mr. Loughlin will resign as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. (d) Exhibits

Mr. Blinde will not receive any separate compensation for his service as director or executive officer of the Company.




Exhibit No.	Description	Location

99.1	Form of Servicing Agreement between Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	Filed herewith

99.2	Form of Loan Participation Agreement between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Real Estate Investment Corporation	Filed herewith

~~SIGNATURES~~2

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated:	~~March~~November 129, 2018	WELLS FARGO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ JEANNINE E. ZAHN
			Jeannine E. Zahn
			Senior Vice President and Secretary

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