EX-31Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer prior to April 24, 2023, K-StarAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer on and after April 24, 2023,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan prior toSeptember 18, 2023, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer for the650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after September 18, 2023, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the 650 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ParkmercedMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the University Village Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger toSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer of the University Village Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the University VillageMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the University Village MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Mortgage Loan, 3650 REIT LoanServicing LLC, as Special Servicer for the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the KPMG Plazaat Hall Arts Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loanprior to May 2, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theHPE Campus Mortgage Loan on and after May 2, 2023, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the HPE Campus MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15,2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)