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 BANK2018-BNK15 (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 the certificationsabove, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the followingunaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., asNCB Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCBSpecial 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 Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the PfizerBuilding Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Pfizer BuildingMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the MillenniumPartners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Millennium PartnersPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the MillenniumPartners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Prudential -Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Prudential - DigitalRealty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the PlazaFrontenac Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the StarwoodHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Certificate Administrator for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Starwood Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Starwood HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers – BuildingsE,F,G Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMoffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for theMoffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the MoffettTowers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers –Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 2020 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 2020Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the 2020 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 2020 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services,Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 2020 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: October 29,2019

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)