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


  I, Wayne Potters, certify that:

  1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on
    Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this
    report on Form 10-K of the WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
    2013-C17 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");


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

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

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

  5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
    criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation
    reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for
    asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in
    accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules
    13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report,
    except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances
    of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in
    this report on Form 10-K.


    In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
    information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:
    CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as Servicing Function
    Participant, Prudential Asset Resources, Inc. as Primary Servicer, Rialto
    Capital Advisors, LLC as Special Servicer, National Tax Search, LLC as
    Servicing Function Participant, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. as
    Trust Advisor, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, Wells Fargo
    Bank, National Association as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank,
    National Association as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,
    National Association as Custodian, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate
    Services, Inc. as Servicing Function Participant for the Home Depot
    Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as Special
    Servicer for the Home Depot Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan, National
    Tax Search, LLC as Servicing Function Participant for the Home Depot
    Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. as
    Trust Advisor for the Home Depot Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan,
    U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the Home Depot Brush
    Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as
    Primary Servicer for the Home Depot Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan,
    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Certificate Administrator
    for the Home Depot Brush Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,
    National Association as Custodian for the Home Depot Brush Avenue
    Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as
    Servicing Function Participant for the Matrix MHC Portfolio Mortgage
    Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as Special Servicer for the Matrix MHC
    Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC as Servicing Function
    Participant for the Matrix MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,
    LLC as Operating Advisor for the Matrix MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S.
    Bank National Association as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for
    the Matrix MHC Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
    Association as Primary Servicer for the Matrix MHC Portfolio Mortgage
    Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. as Servicing
    Function Participant for the Westfield Mission Valley Mortgage Loan,
    Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as Special Servicer for the Westfield Mission
    Valley Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC as Servicing Function
    Participant for the Westfield Mission Valley Mortgage Loan, TriMont
    Real Estate Advisors, Inc. as Trust Advisor for the Westfield Mission
    Valley Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for
    the Westfield Mission Valley Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National
    Association as Primary Servicer for the Westfield Mission Valley
    Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Certificate
    Administrator for the Westfield Mission Valley Mortgage Loan and Wells
    Fargo Bank, National Association as Custodian for the Westfield Mission
    Valley Mortgage Loan.




    Dated:   March 28, 2014


    /s/ Wayne Potters
    Signature

    President and Managing Director
    (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)