EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2015-NXS3 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

National CooperativeBank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, NationalCooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Cooper's CrossingMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theCooper's Crossing Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisorfor the Cooper's Crossing Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Cooper's CrossingMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Cooper's Crossing Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Trust Advisor for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)