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

 

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 theCOMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust (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.Based on 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:

 

KeyBankNational Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the BronxTerminal Market Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Bronx Terminal MarketMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee forthe Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Southfield Town CenterMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Southfield TownCenter Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank Trust Company, Bank National Association, asTrustee for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Southfield TownCenter Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 27, 2024

 

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

HelaineM. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)