Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

I,Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

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| 1.     | I have reviewed this report  on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of  the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2014-CCRE18  Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 2.     | Based on my knowledge, the  Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to  make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by  this report;                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 3.     | Based on my knowledge, all  of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided  under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the  Exchange Act periodic reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 4.     | Based on my knowledge and  the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of  Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,  the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements  in all material respects; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 5.     | All of the reports on  assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and  their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing  criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report  in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18  and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as  otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance  described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K. |
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In givingthe certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided tome by the following unaffiliated parties:KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bronx TerminalMarket Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Bronx Terminal MarketMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association , as Trustee for the Southfield Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Southfield Town CenterMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Southfield TownCenter Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March 22, 2017

 

/s/Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)