**Exhibit 15(a)(1)(iv)**

 
|  | **ANNUAL STATEMENT AS TO COMPLIANCE** |   |
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**OFFICER’SCERTIFICATE**

 

**First Union Commercial Mortgage Trust — Commercial**

**Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 1997-C1, the Trust**

 

 

**U. S.Bank, N.A.**

 

 

As an authorized officer of CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership,the Special Servicer to the Trust under a Pooling and Servicing Agreement datedas of May 1, 1997 (the “Agreement”), and pursuant to the requirements ofthe Agreement, I hereby certify that;

 

A review of the performance of CRIIMI MAE ServicesLimited Partnership as Special Servicer to the Trust of the period January 1through December 31, 2002 was conducted under my supervision; and,

 

To the best of my knowledge, based upon such review,CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership, as Special Servicer to the Trust hasfulfilled all of its obligations under the Agreement in all material respectsthroughout such period and there has been no default in the fulfillment of anysuch obligation.

 
|                         |   | **CRIIMI  MAE Services Limited Partnership** |
|------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------|
|                         |   | as Special Servicer to the Trust             |
|                         |   |                                         |
|                         |   | by: CMSLP Management Company, Inc.           |
|                         |   | Its general partner                          |
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|                         |   | /s/ Maribeth  Stahl                          |   |
|                         |   | by: Maribeth Stahl                           |
|                         |   | its Group Vice President/Operations Director |
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| Dated:  March  18, 2003 |   |                                         |

 

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Report of Management

 

We, as members of management of CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnershipand Subsidiaries (the Partnership), are responsible for complying with theminimum servicing standards as set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association ofAmerica’s *Uniform Single Attestation Programfor Mortgage**Bankers**(USAP),*(except, for commercial loan and multifamily loan servicing, minimumservicing standards V.4. and VI.1., which the Mortgage Bankers Association ofAmerica has interpreted as inapplicable to such servicing). We are alsoresponsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control overcompliance with these standards.  Wehave performed an evaluation of the Partnership’s compliance with the minimumservicing standards as set forth in the USAP as of December 31, 2002 and forthe year then ended. Based on this evaluation, we assert that during the yearended December 31, 2002, the Partnership complied, in all material respects,with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the USAP.

 

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, the Partnership had ineffect fidelity bond and errors and omissions policies each in the aggregateamount of $20 million

 
|              |   | /s/ David B.  Iannarone                           |   |
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|              |   | David B. Iannarone                                |   |
|              |   | Executive Vice President  Chief Operating Officer |   |
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|              |   | /s/ Cynthia O.  Azzara                            |   |
|              |   | Cynthia O. Azzara                                 |   |
|              |   | Senior Vice President  Chief Financial Officer    |   |
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|              |   | /s/ Brian L.  Hanson                              |   |
|              |   | Brian L. Hanson                                   |   |
|              |   | Senior Vice President  Portfolio Management       |   |
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|              |   | /s/ Maribeth  Stahl                               |   |
|              |   | Maribeth Stahl                                    |   |
|              |   | Group Vice President  Operations Director         |   |
|              |   |                                              |   |
|              |   | /s/ Eugene J.  Bredow                             |   |
|              |   | Eugene J. Bredow                                  |   |
|              |   | Vice President  Corporate Controller              |   |
|              |   |                                              |   |
| February 26, 2003 |   |                                              |   |

 

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