November 16, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2000-1; File No. 333-43091-06. Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed herewith for filing on behalf of the trust fund (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 2000 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") between Aames Capital Corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the "Seller"), Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. as servicer (the "Servicer") and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee, (the "Trustee"). The Certificates will represent certain undivided beneficial ownership interests in Aames Mortgage Trust 2000-1 (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among Aames Capital Corporation, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as servicer (the "Servicer") and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), subject to the limits and priority of distributions described therein. The Offered Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral dollar multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The assets of the Trust will consist of (a) the Mortgage Loans, divided into three groups each constituting a sub-trust, that from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; (b) the assets that from time to time are required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be deposited in the Collection Account and the Certificate Account or invested in Permitted Investments; (c) all rights of the mortgagee under any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property; (d) property and any proceeds thereof acquired by foreclosure of the Mortgage Loans, deed in lieu of foreclosure or a comparable conversion; (e) the Certificate Insurance Policy; and (f) rights under the applicable primary mortgage guaranty policy in connection with the PMI Mortgage Loans. The Offered Certificates were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-64903). As a result, the Trust is subject to the filing requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Trust intends to fulfill these filing requirements in the manner described herein: The Trust will file, promptly after each Distribution Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), a Current Report on Form 8-K in substantially the form enclosed herewith, including as an exhibit thereto the applicable Distribution Date report. Each such Current Report will also disclose under Item 5 any matter occurring during the relevant reporting period which would be reportable under Item 1, 2, 4 or 5 of Part II of Form 10-Q. The Trust will file a Current Report on Form 8-K promptly after the occurrence of any event described under Item 2, 3, 4 or 5 thereof, responding to the requirements of the applicable Item. Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Trust will file an annual report of Form 10-K which responds to Items 2, 3, and 4 of Part I, Items 5 and 9 of Part II, Items 12 and 13 of Part III and Item 14 of Part IV thereof, and include as exhibits thereto certain information from the Distribution Date reports aggregated for such year and a copy of the independent accountants' annual compliance statement required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trust will follow the above procedures except for any fiscal year as to which its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act have been suspended pursuant to such Section. In such event, the Trust will file a Form 15 as required under Rule 15d-6. Should you wish to discuss the above filing procedures, please call Judy L. Gomez at (714) 247-6255. Sincerely, /s/ Judy L. Gomez Assistant Vice President Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A. S.E.C. Reporting Agent for Aames Mortgage Trust 2000-1 Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2000-1. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2000 AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF AAMES MORTGAGE TRUST 2000-1 as Registrant, Aames Capital Corporation, as Seller, Countrywide Home Loans Inc., as Servicer, and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee") under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2000, providing for the issuance of Aames Mortgage Trust 2000-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-1. AAMES MORTGAGE TRUST 2000-1 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) CALIFORNIA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 333-64903 95-4438859 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 350 SOUTH GRAND, 52ND FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (213) 210-5000 Item 5. Other Events Attached hereto is a copy of the Monthly Remittance Statements to the Certificateholders which was derived from the monthly information submitted by the Master Servicer of the Trust to the Trustee. Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits Exhibits: (as noted in Item 5 above) Monthly Remittance Statement to the Certificateholders dated as of October 25, 2000. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as a duly authorized agent of the Registrant pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2000. Date: November 16, 2000 By: /s/ Judy L. Gomez Judy L. Gomez Assistant Vice President EXHIBIT INDEX DOCUMENT Monthly Remittance Statement to the Certificateholders dated as of October 25, 2000. Aames 2000-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates October 25, 2000 Distribution Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS > Page 1. Cont >ents 1 2. Cert >ificate Payment Report 2 3. Coll >ection Account Report 6 4. Cred >it Enhancement Report 9 5. Coll >ateral Report 10 6. Deli >nquency Report 13 7. REO >Report 17 8. Prep >ayment Report 18 9. Prep >ayment Detail Report 21 10. Real >ized Loss Report 22 11. Real >ized Loss Detail Report 25 12. Trig >gers, Adj. Rate Cert. and Miscellaneous Report 26 Tota >l Number of Pages > 26 CONTACTS Adm >inistrator: Joyce B Santiago Dir >ect Phone Number: (714)247-6318 Add >ress: Deutsche Bank > 1761 E. St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Web > Site: http://www-apps.gis.deutsche-bank.com/invr Fac >tor Information: (800) 735-7777 Mai >n Phone Number: (714) 247-6000 ISSUANCE INFORMATION Seller: Aames Capital Corpo >ration Cut-Off Date: > September 1, 2000 Certificate Insurer: Financial Security >Assurance Inc. Closing Date: > September 21, 2000 Servicer(s): Countrywide Home Lo >ans, Inc. Master Servicer First Payment Date: > October 25, 2000 Underwriter(s): Greenwich Capital M >arkets, Inc. Underwriter Distribution Date: > October 25, 2000 Lehman Brothers Sec >urities Corporation Underwriter Record Date: > October 24, 2000 Morgan Stanley Dean > Witter Underwriter > September 29, 2000 > Page 1 of 26 > (c) COPYRIGHT 2000 Deutsche Bank HISTORICAL DATA > - STATEMENT 1 GROUP TOTAL 1 issue_idperiod > t_del_0_t_del_1_t_del_2_t_del_3_t_del_4_t_del_0 t_del_1 t_del_2 t_del_ >3 t_del_4 t_for_0_t_for_1_t_for_2_t_for_3_t_for_4_t_for_0 t_for_1 t_for_2 t_for >_3 AA0001 200010 > 03.43E+0822505586 940340532982.04 0 3975 290 76 > 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 0 HISTORICAL DATA > - STATEMENT 1 GROUP 1 1 issue_idperiod > sub_poolt_del_0_t_del_1_t_del_2_t_del_3_t_del_4_t_del_0 t_del_1 t_del_2 t_del_ >3 t_del_4 t_for_0_t_for_1_t_for_2_t_for_3_t_for_4_t_for_0 t_for_1 t_for_2 t_for >_3 AA0001 200010 > 11.54E+08 9727065 224186732982.04 0 2132 146 35 > 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 0 HISTORICAL DATA > - STATEMENT 1 GROUP 2 1 issue_idperiod > sub_poolt_del_0_t_del_1_t_del_2_t_del_3_t_del_4_t_del_0 t_del_1 t_del_2 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