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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C44 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

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

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

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

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Airport Business Center MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AirportBusiness Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the Airport Business CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Airport Business Center MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Re/Max PlazaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theRe/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Re/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Re/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Re/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the 181 Fremont Street MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 181 FremontStreet Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2023 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)