EX-31 Rule 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 all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report onForm 10-K of the Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32(the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the 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 asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir 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 onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan prior to March 4,2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills MortgageLoan on and after March 4, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the PotomacMills Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Potomac Mills MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theHilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 191 Peachtree MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wolfchase GalleriaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theWolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to November 15, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loanon and after November 15, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the FedEx Ground Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the American GreetingsHQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAmerican Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan,and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)