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

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch,III, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the BANK 2019-BNK21 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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, except asotherwise 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association , as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association , as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Grand Canal ShoppesMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theGrand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the NKX Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the NKXMultifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Tower atBurbank Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Tower at BurbankMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for TheTower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for The Tower atBurbank Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Global Data Center MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Global DataCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Global DataCenter Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)