Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
        Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
        Series COMM 2012-CCRE3 Mortgage Trust (the "Trust")


        I, Helaine M. Kaplan, of Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving
   Corporation, the depositor into the above-referenced Trust, certify that:

   1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form
        10-D required to be filed in respect of periods covered by this
        report on Form 10-K of the Trust (the "Exchange Act Periodic
        Reports");

   2.   Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act Periodic Reports, taken as a
        whole,do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
        to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
        light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
        misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

   3.   Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
        information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period
        covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act Periodic
        Reports;

   4.   Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required
        in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as
        disclosed in the Exchange Act Periodic Report, the servicers have
        fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all
        material respects; and

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

   In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information
   provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Wells Fargo Bank,
   National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division
   of PNC Bank, National Association as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National
   Association, as Trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as
   Certificate Administrator, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as
   Custodian, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial
   Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax
   Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National
   Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage
   Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the
   Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as
   Operating Advisor for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan
   Services, LLC as Special Servicer for the Prince Building Mortgage Loan,
   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for
   the Prince Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
   as Custodian for the Prince Building Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender
   Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Prince Building Mortgage Loan.


        Date: March 29, 2013

        /s/ Helaine M. Kaplan
        ________________________
            Helaine M. Kaplan
            President
            (senior officer in charge of securitization of depositor)