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

 

 

I, Brian Halligan,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-backedsecurities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliancewith servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included inthis report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange ActRules 13a-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 General Master Servicer, National Cooperative Bank,N.A. (as successor to NCB, FSB), as NCB Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (as successorto NCB, FSB), as Co-op Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, 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 22, 2018

 

 

/s/ Brian Halligan

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)