BANK5 2025-5YR17 Reports Special Servicer Change for Major Loan

What Happened
BANK5 2025-5YR17 filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) to report that, effective August 18, 2026, Argentic Services Company LP was appointed successor special servicer for the Vertex HQ Mortgage Loan under the VRTX Trust 2025‑HQ Trust and Servicing Agreement (TSA). The Vertex HQ Mortgage Loan represents approximately 8.7% of the issuing entity’s asset pool as of the cut-off date. Situs Holdings, LLC was removed as the special servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(e) of the VRTX 2025‑HQ TSA.

Key Details

• The servicing change is recorded under the VRTX Trust 2025‑HQ TSA dated August 1, 2025.
• The Vertex HQ Mortgage Loan comprised ~8.7% of the trust’s asset pool at cut-off.
• Effective date of the successor appointment: August 18, 2026.
• Successor special servicer: Argentic Services Company LP (principal office: 500 N. Central Expy, Suite 261, Plano, TX 75074; phone: 469-609-2000).

Why It Matters
A change in the special servicer means responsibilities for handling workouts, enforcement, or other special servicing actions on the Vertex HQ Mortgage Loan will move to Argentic. Because the loan is a meaningful portion of the trust (about 8.7%), this operational change is material to how that particular loan will be managed, which could affect recovery actions or timing related to that asset. The filing is informational and records the servicing change; no other amendments to the trust terms or financial results were reported in this Form 8-K.