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): July 25, 2001

                                      BAMS

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware                      33-63714                      95-4449516
(State or other               (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    organization)



155 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA                            91110-7137
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (818)-304-4428

                                 Not Applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)




Item 5.  Other Events

                                      BAMS
                       MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
                                 Series 2001-5

On July 25, 2001, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BAMS, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2001-5, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2001, among BAMS as Depositor, BANK OF
AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, Seller and Master Servicer and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

                    (c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                               Description

99                  Report  to  Holders  of  BAMS,  MORTGAGE  PASS-THROUGH
                    CERTIFICATES Series 2001-5 relating to the distribution date
                    of  July  25,  2001  prepared  by  The  Bank of New York, as
                    Trustee  under  the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
                    of April 1, 2001.







                                   SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 25, 2001


                                      BAMS


                          By: /s/ Courtney Bartholomew
                              ------------------------------
                          Name:   Courtney Bartholomew
                                  Vice President
                                  The Bank of New York,
                                  as Trustee







                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit



                             Payment Date: 07/25/01


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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     Bank of America, N.A. Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------



Class Information                                Current Payment Information

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                                 Beginning       Pass Thru     Principal       Interest      Total          Principal  Interest
Type       Class Code   Name     Cert. Bal.      Rate          Dist. Amt.      Dist. Amt.    Dist.          Losses     Shortfalls
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Senior                  A1         80,857,044.07    6.750000%     1,255,559.00    454,820.87    1,710,379.87      0.00       0.00
                        A2            482,735.27    6.750000%         7,258.95      2,715.39        9,974.34      0.00       0.00
                        A3        192,791,618.64    6.750000%     3,037,004.26  1,084,452.85    4,121,457.12      0.00       0.00
                        A4          5,601,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     31,505.63       31,505.63      0.00       0.00
                        A5          1,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00      5,625.00        5,625.00      0.00       0.00
                        A6          3,393,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     19,792.50       19,792.50      0.00       0.00
                        A7          2,447,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     14,274.17       14,274.17      0.00       0.00
                        A8          5,772,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     33,670.00       33,670.00      0.00       0.00
                        A9          4,796,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     27,976.67       27,976.67      0.00       0.00
                        A10        16,408,000.00    6.500000%             0.00     88,876.67       88,876.67      0.00       0.00
                        A11        48,365,564.43    7.000000%       687,198.41    282,132.46      969,330.87      0.00       0.00
                        A12        48,365,564.43    6.500000%       687,198.41    261,980.14      949,178.55      0.00       0.00
                        A13         6,677,492.67    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00      0.00       0.00
                        A14         1,921,435.12    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00      0.00       0.00
                        A15        50,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00    281,250.00      281,250.00      0.00       0.00
                        A16           218,757.25    6.750000%         2,624.76      1,230.51        3,855.27      0.00       0.00
                        APO           144,955.54    0.000000%           142.03          0.00          142.03      0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00      0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1          8,240,671.05    6.750000%         6,203.55     46,353.77       52,557.32      0.00       0.00
                        B2          3,746,394.98    6.750000%         2,820.27     21,073.47       23,893.74      0.00       0.00
                        B3          2,247,637.29    6.750000%         1,692.01     12,642.96       14,334.97      0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,249,131.16    6.750000%           940.34      7,026.36        7,966.70      0.00       0.00
                        B5            999,504.63    6.750000%           752.42      5,622.21        6,374.64      0.00       0.00
                        B6            999,669.56    6.750000%           752.55      5,623.14        6,375.69      0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        486,725,176.09     -            5,690,146.97  2,688,644.98    8,378,791.94     -          -
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Class Information

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                                             Ending Cert.          Unpaid
Type             Class Code     Name         Notional Bal.         Interest
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Senior                          A1         79,601,485.07              0.00
                                A2            475,476.32              0.00
                                A3        189,754,614.38              0.00
                                A4          5,601,000.00              0.00
                                A5          1,000,000.00              0.00
                                A6          3,393,000.00              0.00
                                A7          2,447,000.00              0.00
                                A8          5,772,000.00              0.00
                                A9          4,796,000.00              0.00
                                A10        16,408,000.00              0.00
                                A11        47,678,366.02              0.00
                                A12        47,678,366.02              0.00
                                A13         6,715,053.57              0.00
                                A14         1,932,243.19              0.00
                                A15        50,000,000.00              0.00
                                A16           216,132.49              0.00
                                APO           144,813.51              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1          8,234,467.50              0.00
                                B2          3,743,574.71              0.00
                                B3          2,245,945.27              0.00
                                B4          1,248,190.82              0.00
                                B5            998,752.21              0.00
                                B6            998,917.02              0.00
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Totals            -              -        481,083,398.09     -
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                             Payment Date: 07/25/01


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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     Bank of America, N.A. Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------



Class Information                                Current Payment Information

                                                      Factors per $1,000

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                                   Beginning     Pass Thru    CUSIP       Principal     Interest    Ending Cert./
Type        Class Code    Name   Cert. Bal.(Face)  Rate       Numbers       Dist.         Dist.     Notional Bal.
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Senior                     A1     80,857,044.07     6.750000% 060506XZ0    14.975835      5.424932    949.456519
                           A2        482,735.27     6.750000% 060506YA4    14.517908      5.430772    950.952637
                           A3    192,791,618.64     6.750000% 060506YB2    15.185021      5.422264    948.773072
                           A4      5,601,000.00     6.750000% 060506YC0     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A5      1,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506YD8     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A6      3,393,000.00     7.000000% 060506YE6     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A7      2,447,000.00     7.000000% 060506YF3     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A8      5,772,000.00     7.000000% 060506YG1     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A9      4,796,000.00     7.000000% 060506YH9     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A10    16,408,000.00     6.500000% 060506YJ5     0.000000      5.416667  1,000.000000
                           A11    48,365,564.43     7.000000% 060506YK2    13.743968      5.642649    953.567320
                           A12    48,365,564.43     6.500000% 060506YL0    13.743968      5.239603    953.567320
                           A13     6,677,492.67     6.750000% 060506YM8     0.000000      0.000000  1,016.970100
                           A14     1,921,435.12     6.750000% 060506YN6     0.000000      0.000000  1,016.970100
                           A15    50,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506YP1     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A16       218,757.25     6.750000% 060506YQ9    11.665619      5.468931    960.588822
                           APO       144,955.54     0.000000% 060506YR7     0.978002      0.000000    997.141312
Residual                   AR              0.00     6.750000% 060506YS5     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1      8,240,671.05     6.750000% 060506YT3     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
                           B2      3,746,394.98     6.750000% 060506YU0     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
                           B3      2,247,637.29     6.750000% 060506YV8     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
                           B4      1,249,131.16     6.750000% 060506YW6     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
                           B5        999,504.63     6.750000% 060506YX4     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
                           B6        999,669.56     6.750000% 060506YY2     0.751672      5.616597    997.754453
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Totals       -             -     486,725,176.09       -            -           -             -           -
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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     Bank of America, N.A. Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       481,083,398.08   481,083,398.08
Loan count                   1153             1153
Avg loan rate           7.571747%             7.57
Prepay amount        5,275,356.45     5,275,356.45

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       315,706.31       315,706.31
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees             1,419.62         1,419.62


Agg advances                  N/A              N/A
Adv this period              0.00             0.00

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                          LOSSES & INSURANCE COVERAGES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Realized losses              0.00             0.00
Cumulative losses            0.00             0.00

Coverage Amounts                           Total
- ----------------                           -----
Bankruptcy                   0.00             0.00
Fraud                        0.00             0.00
Special Hazard               0.00             0.00


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
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   Senior           96.410640%           100.000000%            469,242,167.42
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   Junior            3.589360%             0.000000%             17,469,847.52
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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                          10                 3,909,606.48
60 to 89 days                           3                   940,889.92
90 or more                              0                         0.00
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                13                 4,850,496.40
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                                REO INFORMATION
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   REO Date        Loan Number     Ending Stated Balance          Book Value
   --------        -----------     ---------------------          ----------
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   Totals:                              0                            N/A

Current Total Outstanding Balance:                                      0.00
Current Total Outstanding Number of Loans:                                 0




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                               OTHER INFORMATION
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                                  Amount/Withdrawal     Total/Ending Bal.
                                  -----------------     -----------------
Available remittance amount            8,378,791.94          8,378,791.94
Principal remittance amount            5,690,146.97          5,690,146.97
Interest remittance amount             2,688,644.98          2,688,644.98