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): January 25, 2002

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-a)

                (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

                                      BOA
                       Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
                                 Series 2001-a

On January 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates Series 2001-a, 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 BOA 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 BOA, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
                    Series  2001-a  relating to the distribution date of January
                    25,  2002 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: January 25, 2002


                                      BOA


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







                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit



                             Payment Date: 01/25/02


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                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-a
                     Bank of America, NA., Master Servicer
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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        165,468,010.31    6.715410%    16,947,494.22    925,987.97   17,873,482.18       0.00       0.00
                        A2          1,733,084.23    6.715410%       177,505.22      9,698.64      187,203.86       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    6.715410%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1          4,102,715.61    6.715410%         3,597.11     22,959.52       26,556.62       0.00       0.00
                        B2          2,461,629.37    6.715410%         2,158.26     13,775.71       15,933.97       0.00       0.00
                        B3            957,631.44    6.715410%           839.61      5,359.07        6,198.69       0.00       0.00
                        B4            820,543.12    6.715410%           719.42      4,591.90        5,311.32       0.00       0.00
                        B5            546,366.49    6.715410%           479.03      3,057.56        3,536.60       0.00       0.00
                        B6            684,462.08    6.715410%           600.11      3,830.37        4,430.48       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        176,774,442.64     -           17,133,392.98    989,260.76   18,122,653.74     -          -
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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        148,520,516.10              0.00
                                A2          1,555,579.01              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1          4,099,118.50              0.00
                                B2          2,459,471.10              0.00
                                B3            956,791.83              0.00
                                B4            819,823.70              0.00
                                B5            545,887.45              0.00
                                B6            683,861.97              0.00
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Totals            -              -        159,641,049.66     -
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                             Payment Date: 01/25/02


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-a
                     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.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                     A1    165,468,010.31     6.715410% 060506YZ9    64.453601      3.521657    564.843505
                           A2      1,733,084.23     6.715410% 060506ZH8    64.453601      3.521657    564.843505
Residual                   AR              0.00     6.715410% 060506ZA3     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1      4,102,715.61     6.715410% 060506ZB1     0.870970      5.559205    992.522640
                           B2      2,461,629.37     6.715410% 060506ZC9     0.870970      5.559205    992.522640
                           B3        957,631.44     6.715410% 060506ZD7     0.870970      5.559205    992.522640
                           B4        820,543.12     6.715410% 060506ZE5     0.870970      5.559205    992.522640
                           B5        546,366.49     6.715410% 060506ZF2     0.870970      5.559205    992.522640
                           B6        684,462.08     6.715410% 060506ZG0     0.870970      5.559208    992.523232
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Totals       -             -     176,774,442.64       -            -           -             -           -
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          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-a
                     Bank of America, NA., Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       159,641,049.55   159,641,049.55
Loan count                    351              351
Avg loan rate           7.233520%             7.23
Prepay amount       16,978,403.86    16,978,403.86

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees        43,487.54        43,487.54
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               589.25           589.25


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                5,506,642.27     5,506,642.27
Special Hazard       2,376,830.67     2,376,830.67


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Senior           94.588919%           100.000000%            167,201,094.54
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            5.411081%             0.000000%              9,564,954.55
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           4                 1,495,142.10
60 to 89 days                           2                   803,464.08
90 or more                              0                         0.00
Foreclosure                             1                   747,450.09

Totals:                                 7                 3,046,056.27
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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           18,122,653.74         18,122,653.74
Principal remittance amount           17,133,392.98         17,133,392.98
Interest remittance amount               989,260.76            989,260.76