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 2018-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 thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated 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 OperatingAdvisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Torchlight LoanServices, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Pfizer BuildingMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MillenniumPartners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Millennium Partners PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Millennium Partners PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the MillenniumPartners Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Prudential - DigitalRealty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential -Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the PlazaFrontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Plaza FrontenacMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Starwood HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator for the Starwood Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MoffettTowers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers –Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCertificate Administrator for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the MoffettTowers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Moffett Towers – Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers –Buildings E,F,G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 2020 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2019

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch,III

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)