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 2017-BNK9 (the"Exchange Act 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the ColoradoCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Colorado Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Colorado Center Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the ColoradoCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the GriffinPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Griffin Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GriffinPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the GriffinPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Park Square Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Park SquareMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the ParkSquare Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Park Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Park Square Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Park Square Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Park Square Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Park Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio III MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio III Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the U.S. IndustrialPortfolio III Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio III Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the U.S. IndustrialPortfolio III Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio III Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe U.S. Industrial Portfolio III Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio III MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2018

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officer in charge ofsecuritization of the depositor)