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

 

 

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

 

1. I havereviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to befiled in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the BANK2019-BNK18 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

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

 

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

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as General Master Servicer, NationalCooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ILPTHawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the ILPT HawaiiPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern CaliforniaMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Great WolfLodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Great Wolf LodgeSouthern California Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Great WolfLodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/Leland F. Bunch, III

LelandF. Bunch, III

Presidentand Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)