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

 

 

I, Simcha Herzog, 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 report onForm 10-K of the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C21 (the "ExchangeAct 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (successor to NCB, FSB), as NCB MasterServicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer prior to December9, 2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer on and afterDecember 9, 2021, National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (successor to NCB, FSB), asNCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC(f/k/a TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.), as Trust Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, PGIM Real Estate LoanServices, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential Asset Resources, Inc.),as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMontgomery Mall Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMontgomery Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Montgomery Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Montgomery Mall Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Montgomery Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MontgomeryMall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Montgomery MallMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Queens Atrium Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Queens Atrium Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Queens AtriumMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theQueens Atrium Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor forthe Queens Atrium Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Queens Atrium Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Queens Atrium Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 9,2022

 

 

/s/ Simcha Herzog

Simcha Herzog

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)