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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C43 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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 thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicerprior to April 24, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer onand after April 24, 2023, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for The SoCal Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The SoCalPortfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Airport Business CenterMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theAirport Business Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Airport BusinessCenter Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 18,2024

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)