EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch, III, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the BANK 2018-BNK15 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled theirobligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Best WesternSpring TX Mortgage Loan, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the AventuraMall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for thePfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan prior to August 11, 2022, MountStreet US (Georgia) LLP, as Special Servicer for the Pfizer Building MortgageLoan on and after August 11, 2022, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee 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, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian 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 Custodian for the Millennium Partners PortfolioMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Millennium Partners Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Millennium Partners 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 forthe Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the StarwoodHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers -Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers - Buildings E,F, G Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Moffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Moffett Towers- Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theMoffett Towers - Buildings E, F, G Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 2020 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 2020Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 2020Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 2020 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Carriage PlaceMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)