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

 

 

I, HelaineM. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Basedon my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

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

 

4. Basedon my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreementsin all material respects; and

 

5. All ofthe reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordancewith Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed inthis report on Form 10-K.

 

In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan prior to August 27, 2018, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan on and after August 27, 2018, U.S. Bank National Association,as Trustee for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theCrossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The PrinceBuilding Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administratorfor The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated:October 25, 2019

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)