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-C43 (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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Houston Distribution Center MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Houston Distribution Center Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Houston Distribution CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Houston Distribution CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The SoCalPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for The SoCal PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for TheSoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for The SoCal Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan prior to July 2, 2021, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan on andafter July 2, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theAirport Business Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Airport BusinessCenter Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Airport Business Center MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021 .

 

 

 

Dated: March 11, 2022 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)