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

 

 

I, Adam Trebing, 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 WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23 (the"Exchange Act 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, NationalCooperative Bank, N.A. (successor to NCB, FSB), as Co-op Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC (f/k/a TriMontReal Estate Advisors, Inc.), as Trust Advisor prior to October 7, 2022,BellOak, LLC, as Trust Advisor on and after October 7, 2022, 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, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theColumbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Columbus Square Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the ColumbusSquare Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisorfor the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bank ofAmerica 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 Custodian for the Bank of AmericaPlaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Bankof America Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 Dated: March 15, 2023

 

 

/s/ Adam Trebing

Adam Trebing

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)