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 Morgan Stanley Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch Trust 2016-C32 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for thePotomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, AEGON USARealty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the HiltonHawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Hilton Hawaiian VillageMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton HawaiianVillage Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wolfchase Galleria Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator 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, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the FedEx Ground PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the FedEx Ground Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the FedEx GroundPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator 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 Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the FedEx Ground Portfolio MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the FedExGround Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, 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 CertificateAdministrator for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the American Greetings HQMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the American Greetings HQ Mortgage Loan, and NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the American GreetingsHQ Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 29,2019

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)