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-BNK18 (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 General Master Servicer, National Cooperative Bank,N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as General SpecialServicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the ILPT Hawaii PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the ILPT Hawaii Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Great Wolf LodgeSouthern California Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Great Wolf Lodge SouthernCalifornia Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern CaliforniaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theGreat Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)