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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 650 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theParkmerced Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theParkmerced Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theUniversity Village Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to CohenFinancial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, asSpecial Servicer of the University Village Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the University Village Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the University Village Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the KPMG Plaza at Hall ArtsMortgage Loan, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer for the KPMGPlaza at Hall Arts Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the HPECampus Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe HPE Campus Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the HPE Campus Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)