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, 2001

                                      BAMS

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2000-7)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina                333-80941                     134147976
(State or other               (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    organization)



201 N. Tryon Street, NC1-02205-10, Charlotte, NC            28255
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 704-388-5770

                                 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 2000-7

On October 25, 2001, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BAMS, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2000-7, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2000, 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 2000-7 relating to the distribution date
                    of  October  25,  2001  prepared by The Bank of New York, as
                    Trustee  under  the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
                    of November 1, 2000.







                                   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: October 25, 2001


                                      BAMS


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







                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit



                             Payment Date: 10/25/01


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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2000-7
                     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         55,194,864.42    7.125000%       672,078.51    327,719.51      999,798.02       0.00       0.00
                        A2         21,960,000.00    7.125000%             0.00    130,387.50      130,387.50       0.00       0.00
                        A3         11,000,000.00    7.125000%             0.00     65,312.50       65,312.50       0.00       0.00
                        A4        113,007,000.00    7.125000%             0.00    670,979.06      670,979.06       0.00       0.00
                        A5             29,683.59    8.000000%        29,683.59        197.89       29,881.48       0.00       0.00
                        A6                  0.00    8.000000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A7            135,000.00    8.000000%       135,000.00        900.00      135,900.00       0.00       0.00
                        A8          8,265,000.00    8.000000%     2,511,000.00     55,100.00    2,566,100.00       0.00       0.00
                        A9                  0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A10                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A11                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A12                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A13                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A14         7,786,000.00    7.500000%     3,809,000.00     48,662.50    3,857,662.50       0.00       0.00
                        A15         4,378,000.00    7.500000%             0.00     27,362.50       27,362.50       0.00       0.00
                        A16                 0.00    8.000000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A17         3,735,000.00    8.000000%     1,134,502.51     24,900.00    1,159,402.51       0.00       0.00
                        A18                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A19        51,619,982.41    9.839370%    13,855,985.10    379,448.98   14,235,434.09       0.00       0.00
                        A20                 0.00    7.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A21                 0.00    7.500000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A22         7,952,153.88    7.750000%             0.00     51,357.66       51,357.66       0.00       0.00
                        A23         4,043,036.76    7.125000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A24           620,676.64    7.750000%        41,920.33      4,008.54       45,928.87       0.00       0.00
                        A25        65,966,992.67    7.125000%     1,364,468.95    391,679.02    1,756,147.97       0.00       0.00
                        APO         1,651,877.52    0.000000%        31,935.82          0.00       31,935.82       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    7.750000%             0.00          7.21            7.21       0.00       0.00
                        ALR                 0.00    7.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1         12,813,781.67    7.750000%         9,295.61     82,755.67       92,051.28       0.00       0.00
                        B2          4,470,570.60    7.750000%         3,243.12     28,872.44       32,115.56       0.00       0.00
                        B3          2,682,739.66    7.750000%         1,946.16     17,326.03       19,272.19       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,490,852.36    7.750000%         1,081.52      9,628.42       10,709.94       0.00       0.00
                        B5          1,192,880.54    7.750000%           865.36      7,704.02        8,569.38       0.00       0.00
                        B6          1,192,035.90    7.750000%           864.75      7,698.57        8,563.31       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        373,235,974.72     -           23,602,871.35  2,332,008.01   25,934,879.36     -          -
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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         54,522,785.91              0.00
                                A2         21,960,000.00              0.00
                                A3         11,000,000.00              0.00
                                A4        113,007,000.00              0.00
                                A5                  0.00              0.00
                                A6                  0.00              0.00
                                A7                  0.00              0.00
                                A8          5,754,000.00              0.00
                                A9                  0.00              0.00
                                A10                 0.00              0.00
                                A11                 0.00              0.00
                                A12                 0.00              0.00
                                A13                 0.00              0.00
                                A14         3,977,000.00              0.00
                                A15         4,378,000.00              0.00
                                A16                 0.00              0.00
                                A17         2,600,497.49              0.00
                                A18                 0.00              0.00
                                A19        37,807,805.08              0.00
                                A20                 0.00              0.00
                                A21                 0.00              0.00
                                A22         7,895,949.70              0.00
                                A23         4,067,042.29              0.00
                                A24           578,756.30              0.00
                                A25        64,602,523.72              0.00
                                APO         1,619,941.70              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
                                ALR                 0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1         12,804,486.06              0.00
                                B2          4,467,327.47              0.00
                                B3          2,680,793.49              0.00
                                B4          1,489,770.84              0.00
                                B5          1,192,015.17              0.00
                                B6          1,191,171.15              0.00
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Totals            -              -        349,700,916.67     -
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                             Payment Date: 10/25/01


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2000-7
                     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     55,194,864.42     7.125000% 060506QC9    11.266466      5.493764    913.999060
                           A2     21,960,000.00     7.125000% 060506QD7     0.000000      5.937500  1,000.000000
                           A3     11,000,000.00     7.125000% 060506QE5     0.000000      5.937500  1,000.000000
                           A4    113,007,000.00     7.125000% 060506QF2     0.000000      5.937500  1,000.000000
                           A5         29,683.59     8.000000% 060506QG0    16.490882      0.109939      0.000000
                           A6              0.00     8.000000% 060506QH8     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A7        135,000.00     8.000000% 060506QJ4    16.463415      0.109756      0.000000
                           A8      8,265,000.00     8.000000% 060506QK1   303.811252      6.666667    696.188748
                           A9              0.00     7.500000% 060506QL9     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A10             0.00     7.500000% 060506QM7     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A11             0.00     7.500000% 060506QN5     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A12             0.00     7.500000% 060506QP0     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A13             0.00     7.500000% 060506QQ8     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A14     7,786,000.00     7.500000% 060506QR6   394.224798      5.036483    411.612503
                           A15     4,378,000.00     7.500000% 060506QS4     0.000000      6.250000  1,000.000000
                           A16             0.00     8.000000% 060506QT2     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A17     3,735,000.00     8.000000% 060506QU9   303.748999      6.666667    696.251001
                           A18             0.00     7.500000% 060506QV7     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A19    51,619,982.41     9.839370% 060506QW5   223.493544      6.120416    609.830357
                           A20             0.00     7.750000% 060506QX3     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A21             0.00     7.500000% 060506QY1     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A22     7,952,153.88     7.750000% 060506QZ8     0.000000      6.173475    949.136799
                           A23     4,043,036.76     7.125000% 060506RA2     0.000000      0.000000  1,067.255077
                           A24       620,676.64     7.750000% 060506RB0    40.897886      3.910767    564.640297
                           A25    65,966,992.67     7.125000% 060506RC8    18.188554      5.221134    861.160304
                           APO     1,651,877.52     0.000000% 060506RD6    18.276585      0.000000    927.078125
Residual                   AR              0.00     7.750000% 060506RE4     0.000000    144.159097      0.000000
                           ALR             0.00     7.750000% 060506RF1     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1     12,813,781.67     7.750000% 060506RG9     0.720534      6.414671    992.518879
                           B2      4,470,570.60     7.750000% 060506RH7     0.720534      6.414671    992.518879
                           B3      2,682,739.66     7.750000% 060506RJ3     0.720534      6.414671    992.518879
                           B4      1,490,852.36     7.750000% 060506RP9     0.720534      6.414671    992.518879
                           B5      1,192,880.54     7.750000% 060506RQ7     0.720534      6.414671    992.518879
                           B6      1,192,035.90     7.750000% 060506RR5     0.720534      6.414672    992.518946
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Totals       -             -     373,235,974.72       -            -           -             -           -
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          ------------------------------------------------------------
                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2000-7
                     Bank of America, N.A., Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       349,701,445.60   349,701,445.60
Loan count                    914              914
Avg loan rate           8.236504%             8.24
Prepay amount       23,264,783.30    23,264,783.30

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       103,915.82       103,915.82
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees             1,088.61         1,088.61


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
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Senior           93.616192%           100.000000%            349,393,114.00
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            6.383808%             0.000000%             23,825,564.18
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                          11                 3,842,845.46
60 to 89 days                           2                   621,109.57
90 or more                              1                   398,520.05
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                14                 4,862,475.08
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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           25,934,879.36         25,934,879.36
Principal remittance amount           23,602,871.35         23,602,871.35
Interest remittance amount             2,332,008.01          2,332,008.01