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 report onForm 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 asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations 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, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer prior to July7, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer on and after July 7, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer of the Best Western Spring TX Mortgage Loan prior to August 31, 2021,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Best Western Spring TX MortgageLoan on and after August 31, 2021, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCBSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theAventura 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan,Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Pfizer BuildingMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for thePfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Pfizer Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the PfizerBuilding Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Pfizer BuildingMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Prudential - Digital Realty PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Prudential -Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential- Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee 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, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Plaza Frontenac Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee 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 the StarwoodHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary 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 on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 2020 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee 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, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 2020 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theCarriage Place Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicerfor the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Carriage Place Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March10, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)