**Exhibit 31**

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

 

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

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and allreports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Morgan StanleyBank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C25 (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 thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to theperiod 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 inthe Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

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

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and ExchangeAct Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial 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 reliedon information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, U.S.Bank National Association, as Certificate Administrator, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Trust Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Coastal Equities RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the CoastalEquities Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Coastal Equities Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Coastal Equities Retail Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Coastal Equities Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Coastal Equities Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Coastal Equities Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Coastal Equities Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Roosevelt New Orleans Waldorf Astoria Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Roosevelt New Orleans Waldorf Astoria MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the Roosevelt New Orleans Waldorf AstoriaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Roosevelt New Orleans Waldorf Astoria

 

Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Senior Trust Advisor for the Roosevelt New Orleans Waldorf Astoria Mortgage Loan.

 

Dated: March [XX], 2016

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

 

Chief Executive Officer and President 

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)