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 of AmericaMerrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 (the "Exchange Actperiodic 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 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, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Potomac MillsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator for the 191 PeachtreeMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA RealtyAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 85 Tenth AvenueMortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as CertificateAdministrator for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank TrustCompany Americas, as Custodian for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Fremaux Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theFremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Fremaux Town CenterMortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for theFremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theFremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the KOMO PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theKOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the KOMO PlazaMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 29,2019

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)