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 ActRules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, exceptas otherwise 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 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 191 PeachtreeMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 191Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 191 Peachtree Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 85 Tenth Avenue MortgageLoan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 85 TenthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, asCustodian for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 85 TenthAvenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 85 Tenth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Fremaux Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theFremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Fremaux Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the KOMO Plaza MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the KOMO PlazaMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the KOMOPlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the KOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the KOMO Plaza MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theKOMO Plaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 20, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)