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 inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2015-NXS3 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the 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, exceptas otherwise 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,National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust,National Association, 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, Citibank, N.A., as CertificateAdministrator for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton Nashville Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 11 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 11Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 11 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)