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

 

I, Brian Halligan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust2014-C23 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the ExchangeAct periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement ofa material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and theservicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 ofRegulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports,the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreementsin all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwisedisclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described insuch reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, Ihave reasonably relied on information provided to me by the followingunaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as General Master Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (assuccessor to NCB, FSB), as NCB Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (as successor toNCB, FSB), as Co-op Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, TriMontReal Estate Advisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Prudential Asset Resources, Inc., as PrimaryServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theBank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theBank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Trust Advisor for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Columbus SquarePortfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the ColumbusSquare Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Columbus Square Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Columbus SquarePortfolio Mortgage Loan. 

 

Dated: March 25, 2019

 

/s/ Brian Halligan

 

President

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)