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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 COMM 2014-CCRE18 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic 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:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Bronx TerminalMarket Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the BronxTerminal Market Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Bronx Terminal Market Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Southfield Town Center Mortgage Loan,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Southfield Town Center MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Southfield Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSouthfield Town Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Southfield Town Center 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 on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)