Exhibit 31.3
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, David C. Carroll, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 2016 of Five Oaks Investment Corp. |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does 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. |
| Date: June 14, 2017 | /s/ David C. Carroll |
| David C. Carroll | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President (principal executive officer) |