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 2001-b)

                (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-b

On October 25, 2001, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BAMS, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates Series 2001-b, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001, among BAMS as Depositor, Bank of
America Mortgage Securities, Inc., 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-b 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 May 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: 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


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-b
                      Bank of America, NA, 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        218,339,449.67    5.249000%    34,607,226.92    955,053.14   35,562,280.07       0.00       0.00
                        A2        220,313,000.00    6.069000%             0.00  1,114,233.00    1,114,233.00       0.00       0.00
                        A3        225,807,000.00    6.264000%             0.00  1,178,712.54    1,178,712.54       0.00       0.00
                        AIO       690,672,400.87    0.410429%             0.00    236,226.80      236,226.80       0.00       0.00
Residual                ALR                 0.00    6.250000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        AR                  0.00    6.250000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1         10,111,131.42    6.250000%         8,689.45     52,662.14       61,351.59       0.00       0.00
                        B2          5,990,932.57    6.250000%         5,148.57     31,202.77       36,351.35       0.00       0.00
                        B3          4,119,202.18    6.250000%         3,540.02     21,454.18       24,994.20       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,871,730.39    6.250000%         1,608.55      9,748.60       11,357.15       0.00       0.00
                        B5          1,872,727.05    6.250000%         1,609.41      9,753.79       11,363.20       0.00       0.00
                        B6          2,247,227.58    6.250000%         1,931.26     11,704.31       13,635.57       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        690,672,400.87     -           34,629,754.19  3,620,751.34   38,250,505.53     -          -
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Class Information

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                                             Ending Cert.          Unpaid
Type             Class Code     Name         Notional Bal.         Interest
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                          A1        183,732,222.75              0.00
                                A2        220,313,000.00              0.00
                                A3        225,807,000.00              0.00
                                AIO       656,042,646.68              0.00
Residual                        ALR                 0.00              0.00
                                AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1         10,102,441.97              0.00
                                B2          5,985,784.00              0.00
                                B3          4,115,662.16              0.00
                                B4          1,870,121.84              0.00
                                B5          1,871,117.64              0.00
                                B6          2,245,296.33              0.00
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Totals            -              -        656,042,646.68     -
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                             Payment Date: 10/25/01


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-b
                      Bank of America, NA, 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    218,339,449.67     5.249000% 060506ZJ4   124.037572      3.423056    658.524271
                           A2    220,313,000.00     6.069000% 060506ZK1     0.000000      5.057500  1,000.000000
                           A3    225,807,000.00     6.264000% 060506ZL9     0.000000      5.220000  1,000.000000
                           AIO   690,672,400.87     0.410429% 060506ZM7     0.000000      0.314371    873.062552
Residual                   ALR             0.00     6.250000%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           AR              0.00     6.250000%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1     10,111,131.42     6.250000% 060506ZQ8     0.856525      5.190946    995.805024
                           B2      5,990,932.57     6.250000% 060506ZR6     0.856525      5.190946    995.805024
                           B3      4,119,202.18     6.250000% 060506ZS4     0.856525      5.190946    995.805024
                           B4      1,871,730.39     6.250000% 060506ZT2     0.856525      5.190946    995.805024
                           B5      1,872,727.05     6.250000% 060506ZU9     0.856525      5.190946    995.805024
                           B6      2,247,227.58     6.250000% 060506ZV7     0.856526      5.190946    995.805153
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Totals       -             -     690,672,400.87       -            -           -             -           -
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          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-b
                      Bank of America, NA, Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       656,042,646.38   656,042,646.38
Loan count                   1366             1366
Avg loan rate           7.036828%             7.04
Prepay amount       34,036,194.12    34,036,194.12

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       366,055.90       366,055.90
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees             1,151.12         1,151.12


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           96.207858%           100.000000%            664,459,449.67
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            3.792142%             0.000000%             26,190,423.94
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           5                 2,122,202.43
60 to 89 days                           1                   997,586.66
90 or more                              0                         0.00
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                 6                 3,119,789.09
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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           38,250,505.53         38,250,505.53
Principal remittance amount           34,629,754.19         34,629,754.19
Interest remittance amount             3,620,751.34          3,620,751.34