UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                      FORM 10-K


  (Mark one)

  /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

      OR



  / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Commission File Number:  333-63602-10


        Structured Asset Securities Corporation
        Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
        Series 2001-17 Trust

       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   New York                                       22-3844507
                                                  22-3844506

  (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

   c/o Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
   11000 Broken Land Parkway
   Columbia, MD                                21044
  (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 884-2000


  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

       NONE.



  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

       NONE.



  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
  that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
  subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

      Yes  X       No ___







  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
  Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
  herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
  in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
  in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

         Not applicable.






  State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
  equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant. The aggregate market
  value shall be computed by reference to the price at which the common
  equity was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common
  equity, as of a specified date within 60 days prior to the date of
  filing. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 405, 17 CFR 230.405.)

         Not applicable.








  Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
  classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         Not applicable.



  List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and
  the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc..) into which the
  document is incorporated: (1)Any annual report to security holders; (2)
  Any proxy or information statement; and (3)Any prospectus filed pursuant
  to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed
  documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g.
  annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

         Not applicable.










                                 PART I

  Item 1.  Business.

            Omitted.

  Item 2.  Properties.

            See Item 14(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, for information
            provided in lieu of information required by Item 102 of
            Regulation S-K.



  Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

            The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings
            involving the trusts created under the Pooling and Servicing
            Agreement (the Trusts), the Trustee, the Servicer or the
            registrant with respect to the Trusts other than routine
            litigation incidental to the duties of the respective parties.





  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


            None.

                               PART II


  Item 5.  Market for registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
           Matters.


            No established public trading market for the Certificates exists.

            Records provided to the Trust by the DTC and the Trustee
            indicate that as of December 31, 2001, the number of holders of
            record for each class of Certificate were as follows:


             Class 1A1                         1
             Class 1A2                         1
             Class 1A3                         1
             Class 1A5                         1
             Class 1A6                         1
             Class 1AP                         1
             Class 1AX                         1
             Class 2A1                         1
             Class 2A10                        1
             Class 2A11                        1
             Class 2A12                        1
             Class 2A2                         1
             Class 2A3                         1
             Class 2A5                         1
             Class 2A6                         1
             Class 2A7                         1
             Class 2A8                         1
             Class 2A9                         1
             Class 2AX                         1
             Class 3A1                         1
             Class 3A2                         1
             Class 3A3                         1
             Class 3A5                         1
             Class 3AP                         1
             Class 3AX                         1
             Class 4A1                         1
             Class 4A2                         1
             Class 4A3                         1
             Class 4A5                         1
             Class 4A6                         1
             Class 4A7                         1
             Class 4AP                         1
             Class 4AX                         1
             Class A4                          2
             Class B1                          1
             Class B2                          1
             Class B3                          1
             Class B4                          1
             Class B5                          1
             Class B6                          1
             Class E                           1
             Class P                           1
             Class R                           1

             Total:                           44


  Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

            Omitted.


  Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operation.

            Omitted.


  Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

            Not applicable.

  Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

            See Item 14(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, for information
            provided in lieu of information required by Item 302 of
            Regulation S-K.




  Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
           Financial Disclosure.

            None.


                               PART III


  Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

            Not applicable.


  Item 11. Executive Compensation.

            Not applicable.


  Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

            Not applicable.


  Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

            Not applicable.

                               PART IV


  Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

   (a) Exhibits

    (99.1) Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports concerning
           servicing activities for the year ended December 31, 2001.


       a) Aurora Loan Srvcs Inc, as Servicer <F1>


    (99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing
           Standards for the year ended December 31, 2001.


       a) Aurora Loan Srvcs Inc, as Servicer <F1>


    (99.3) Annual Statements of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing
           Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2001.


       a) Aurora Loan Srvcs Inc, as Servicer <F1>



    (99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to
           Certificate Holders.


   (b) On December 14, 2001, a report on Form 8-K was filed in order to
       provide the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Certificates.


        On January 10, 2002 a report on Form 8-K was filed by the
        Company in order to provide the statements for the monthly
        distributions to holders of the Certificates. No other reports on
        Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the period
        covered by this report.





   (c) Not applicable.


   (d) Omitted.

  <F1> Such document (i) is not filed herewith since such document was not
  received by the reporting person at least three business days prior to
  the due date covered by this report, and (ii) will be included in an
  amendment to this report on Form 10-K/A to be filed within 30 days of the
  Reporting Person's receipt of such document.






                               SIGNATURES


  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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:



    Structured Asset Securities Corporation
    Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
    Series 2001-17 Trust
    (Registrant)



  Signed:  Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. as Trustee


  By:   Beth Belfield, Officer

  By: /s/  Beth Belfield, Officer

  Dated: March 21, 2002

  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
  SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED
  SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.



  (a)(i) No annual report is provided to the Certificateholders other than
  with respect to aggregate principal and interest distributions.


  (a)(ii) No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
  material has been sent to any Certificateholder with respect to any
  annual or other meeting of Certificateholders.



  Ex-99.4
   Schedule of Year-To-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to
   Certificateholders


   <TABLE>

   Class                            Interest          Principal               Losses            Ending Balance
   
                      <c>                   <c>                 <c>                <c>
   1A1                           377,987.50           428,200.40                0.00             68,296,799.60
   1A2                            43,835.42            62,970.67                0.00             19,787,029.33
   1A3                            96,768.75                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   1A5                           550,000.00           107,050.10                0.00             99,892,949.90
   1A6                             3,848.53                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   1AP                                 0.00               690.81                0.00                608,276.19
   1AX                            32,022.55                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   2A1                           170,833.33                 0.00                0.00             50,000,000.00
   2A10                          189,583.33           371,071.67                0.00             34,628,928.33
   2A11                           47,742.50         4,474,129.96                0.00              4,339,870.04
   2A12                            5,687.50            19,442.52                0.00              1,030,557.48
   2A2                           265,026.67                 0.00                0.00             61,160,000.00
   2A3                           111,473.73                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   2A5                           488,573.92         (298,265.56)                0.00             70,283,651.56
   2A6                            17,153.50                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   2A7                            73,750.00           299,228.87                0.00             14,700,771.13
   2A8                           168,187.50           453,532.04                0.00             34,046,467.96
   2A9                            75,000.00            56,995.98                0.00             14,943,004.02
   2AX                            93,070.89                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   3A1                           541,666.67         1,225,719.21                0.00             98,774,280.79
   3A2                            81,250.00                 0.00                0.00             15,000,000.00
   3A3                            85,041.67                 0.00                0.00             15,700,000.00
   3A5                                 0.00                 0.00                0.00                 96,000.00
   3AP                                 0.00               578.78                0.00                424,764.22
   3AX                            23,121.30                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   4A1                            87,117.29            41,803.73                0.00             18,139,196.27
   4A2                           125,000.00                 0.00                0.00             20,000,000.00
   4A3                            56,250.00                 0.00                0.00             10,000,000.00
   4A5                            22,726.25                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   4A6                             1,228.33                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   4A7                            39,270.83                 0.00                0.00              6,500,000.00
   4AP                                 0.00               242.84                0.00                304,676.16
   4AX                            10,040.20                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   A4                            167,505.00                 0.00                0.00             30,924,000.00
   A5_1                           79,684.58                 0.00                0.00             14,711,000.00
   A5_2                           28,392.93                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   A5_3                            9,236.50                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   A5_4                           32,437.50                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   A5_5                          298,458.33          (298,458.33)               0.00             55,398,458.33
   A5_6                                0.00               192.77                0.00                174,193.23
   A5_7                           40,364.08                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   ALR                                 0.00                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   B1                             88,482.82            11,836.52                0.00             15,849,163.48
   B1_1_4                         44,710.73             5,540.14                0.00              7,774,459.86
   B1_2                           26,086.67             3,933.34                0.00              4,812,066.66
   B1_3                           17,685.42             2,363.04                0.00              3,262,636.96
   B2                             33,564.18             4,522.81                0.00              6,019,477.19
   B2_1_4                         16,257.93             2,014.53                0.00              2,826,985.47
   B2_2                           11,412.92             1,720.83                0.00              2,105,279.17
   B2_3                            5,893.33               787.44                0.00              1,087,212.56
   B3                             24,268.30             3,264.25                0.00              4,347,735.75
   B3_1_4                         12,189.13             1,510.37                0.00              2,119,489.63
   B3_2                            8,152.08             1,229.17                0.00              1,503,770.83
   B3_3                            3,927.08               524.72                0.00                724,475.28
   B4                             11,717.83             1,580.44                0.00              2,101,419.56
   B4_1_4                          5,683.67               704.27                0.00                988,295.73
   B4_2                            4,073.33               614.18                0.00                751,385.82
   B4_3                            1,960.83               262.00                0.00                361,738.00
   B5                             11,717.83             1,580.44                0.00              2,101,419.56
   B5_1_4                          5,683.67               704.27                0.00                988,295.73
   B5_2                            4,073.33               614.18                0.00                751,385.82
   B5_3                            1,960.83               262.00                0.00                361,738.00
   B6                             10,162.83             1,366.57                0.00              1,822,839.43
   B6_1_4                          4,902.88               607.52                0.00                852,530.48
   B6_2                            3,276.30               494.00                0.00                604,361.00
   B6_3                            1,983.65               265.05                0.00                365,947.95
   E                                  81.30                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   P                                   0.00                 0.00                0.00                      0.00
   R                                   0.54               100.00                0.00                      0.00
   </TABLE>