EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Simcha Herzog,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the WFRBSCommercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary 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 myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A.(successor to NCB, FSB), as NCB Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (successor to NCB,FSB), as Co-op Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, TriMont Real EstateAdvisors, Inc., as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant, Prudential Asset Resources, Inc., as Primary Servicer,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ColumbusSquare 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 Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the ColumbusSquare Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Columbus Square Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Bank of America PlazaMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Bankof America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Bank of America PlazaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Bank of America Plaza Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Bank of America PlazaMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2020

 

 

/s/ Simcha Herzog

 

 

President 

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)