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 inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-BNK3 (the "ExchangeAct 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 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, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary 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 Certificate Administratorfor the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the PotomacMills Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Potomac Mills Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 191 PeachtreeMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Certificate Administrator for the 85Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Custodianfor the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 85 Tenth AvenueMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fremaux Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the KOMOPlaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theKOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the KOMO Plaza MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)