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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2012-CCRE3Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respectto 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 theExchange Act periodic reports;

 

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

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliancewith servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities required to be included 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 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 havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asMaster Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan prior to August 27, 2018, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan on and after August 27, 2018, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for theCrossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Crossgates Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Crossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theCrossgates Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan,Torchlight Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trusteefor The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for The Prince BuildingMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for The Prince Building Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor The Prince Building Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 25, 2019

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

 

 

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization ofthe depositor)