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 WFRBSCommercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C8 (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, 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:

 

Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Prudential Asset Resources,Inc., as Primary Servicer, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas , as Trustee for the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, TriMontReal Estate Advisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor for the Northridge Fashion CenterMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Northridge Fashion Center Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Northridge FashionCenter Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asTrustee for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, TriMont Real EstateAdvisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Town Center at Cobb Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Town Center at Cobb MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)