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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ________________________
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Address: 320 Park Avenue
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New York, NY 10022-6839
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Form 13F File Number: 28-1391
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Manfred Altstadt
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Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Phone: (212) 224-1543
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Manfred Altstadt New York, N. Y. October 24, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[X] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported
by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-4274 Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation
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