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-C44 (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:

 

RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, 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,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Airport Business Center Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Re/Max Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Re/Max PlazaMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theRe/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Re/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Re/Max Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 181 Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 Fremont Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 181Fremont Street Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2024

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)