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): February 25, 2002

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina                333-80941                     13-4147977/78
(State or other               (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    organization)



100 N. Tryon St., 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

                                      BOA
                       MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
                                 Series 2001-5

On February 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2001-5, 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, 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  2001-5 relating to the distribution date of February
                    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: February 25, 2002


                                      BOA


                          By: /s/ Brian Morro
                              ------------------------------
                          Name:   Brian Morro
                                  Assistant Treasurer
                                  The Bank of New York,
                                  as Trustee







                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit


99                  Monthly Remittance Statement dated February 25, 2002



                             Payment Date: 02/25/02


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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     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         57,266,846.73    6.750000%     3,165,841.09    322,126.01    3,487,967.10       0.00       0.00
                        A2            345,614.17    6.750000%        18,396.53      1,944.08       20,340.61       0.00       0.00
                        A3        135,864,952.16    6.750000%     7,640,621.69    764,240.36    8,404,862.05       0.00       0.00
                        A4          5,601,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     31,505.63       31,505.63       0.00       0.00
                        A5          1,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00      5,625.00        5,625.00       0.00       0.00
                        A6          3,393,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     19,792.50       19,792.50       0.00       0.00
                        A7          2,447,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     14,274.17       14,274.17       0.00       0.00
                        A8          5,772,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     33,670.00       33,670.00       0.00       0.00
                        A9          4,796,000.00    7.000000%             0.00     27,976.67       27,976.67       0.00       0.00
                        A10        16,408,000.00    6.500000%             0.00     88,876.67       88,876.67       0.00       0.00
                        A11        35,384,437.79    7.000000%     1,741,582.34    206,409.22    1,947,991.56       0.00       0.00
                        A12        35,384,437.79    6.500000%     1,741,582.34    191,665.70    1,933,248.05       0.00       0.00
                        A13         6,944,897.66    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A14         1,998,380.37    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A15        50,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00    281,250.00      281,250.00       0.00       0.00
                        A16           169,175.65    6.750000%         6,652.00        951.61        7,603.61       0.00       0.00
                        APO           143,942.25    0.000000%           144.19          0.00          144.19       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1          8,195,984.54    6.750000%         6,609.74     46,102.41       52,712.16       0.00       0.00
                        B2          3,726,079.49    6.750000%         3,004.94     20,959.20       23,964.14       0.00       0.00
                        B3          2,235,449.07    6.750000%         1,802.80     12,574.40       14,377.20       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,242,357.53    6.750000%         1,001.91      6,988.26        7,990.17       0.00       0.00
                        B5            994,084.64    6.750000%           801.69      5,591.73        6,393.42       0.00       0.00
                        B6            994,248.71    6.750000%           801.82      5,592.65        6,394.47       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        380,307,888.52     -           14,328,843.10  2,088,116.34   16,416,959.44     -          -
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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         54,101,005.64              0.00
                                A2            327,217.64              0.00
                                A3        128,224,330.47              0.00
                                A4          5,601,000.00              0.00
                                A5          1,000,000.00              0.00
                                A6          3,393,000.00              0.00
                                A7          2,447,000.00              0.00
                                A8          5,772,000.00              0.00
                                A9          4,796,000.00              0.00
                                A10        16,408,000.00              0.00
                                A11        33,642,855.44              0.00
                                A12        33,642,855.44              0.00
                                A13         6,983,962.71              0.00
                                A14         2,009,621.25              0.00
                                A15        50,000,000.00              0.00
                                A16           162,523.65              0.00
                                APO           143,798.07              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1          8,189,374.80              0.00
                                B2          3,723,074.55              0.00
                                B3          2,233,646.27              0.00
                                B4          1,241,355.61              0.00
                                B5            993,282.95              0.00
                                B6            993,446.88              0.00
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Totals            -              -        366,029,351.36     -
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                             Payment Date: 02/25/02


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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     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     57,266,846.73     6.750000% 060506XZ0    37.760960      3.842198    645.296409
                           A2        345,614.17     6.750000% 060506YA4    36.793061      3.888159    654.435277
                           A3    135,864,952.16     6.750000% 060506YB2    38.203108      3.821202    641.121652
                           A4      5,601,000.00     6.750000% 060506YC0     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A5      1,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506YD8     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A6      3,393,000.00     7.000000% 060506YE6     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A7      2,447,000.00     7.000000% 060506YF3     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A8      5,772,000.00     7.000000% 060506YG1     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A9      4,796,000.00     7.000000% 060506YH9     0.000000      5.833333  1,000.000000
                           A10    16,408,000.00     6.500000% 060506YJ5     0.000000      5.416667  1,000.000000
                           A11    35,384,437.79     7.000000% 060506YK2    34.831647      4.128184    672.857109
                           A12    35,384,437.79     6.500000% 060506YL0    34.831647      3.833314    672.857109
                           A13     6,944,897.66     6.750000% 060506YM8     0.000000      0.000000  1,057.695397
                           A14     1,998,380.37     6.750000% 060506YN6     0.000000      0.000000  1,057.695397
                           A15    50,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506YP1     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A16       169,175.65     6.750000% 060506YQ9    29.564441      4.229391    722.327319
                           APO       143,942.25     0.000000% 060506YR7     0.992833      0.000000    990.149295
Residual                   AR              0.00     6.750000% 060506YS5     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1      8,195,984.54     6.750000% 060506YT3     0.800890      5.586140    992.290657
                           B2      3,726,079.49     6.750000% 060506YU0     0.800890      5.586140    992.290657
                           B3      2,235,449.07     6.750000% 060506YV8     0.800890      5.586140    992.290657
                           B4      1,242,357.53     6.750000% 060506YW6     0.800890      5.586140    992.290657
                           B5        994,084.64     6.750000% 060506YX4     0.800890      5.586140    992.290657
                           B6        994,248.71     6.750000% 060506YY2     0.800890      5.586140    992.290686
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Totals       -             -     380,307,888.52       -            -           -             -           -
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                      BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-5
                     Bank of America, N.A. Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       366,029,351.32   366,029,351.32
Loan count                    897              897
Avg loan rate           7.522861%             7.52
Prepay amount       13,971,818.11    13,971,818.11

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       216,831.78       216,831.78
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees             1,109.23         1,109.23


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                5,001,384.94     5,001,384.94
Special Hazard       3,803,078.88     3,803,078.88


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
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   Senior           95.431380%           100.000000%            362,919,684.55
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   Junior            4.568620%             0.000000%             17,374,181.06
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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           7                 3,176,061.91
60 to 89 days                           1                   311,148.96
90 or more                              1                   346,837.99
Foreclosure                             1                   319,558.09

Totals:                                10                 4,153,606.95
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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           16,416,959.44         16,416,959.44
Principal remittance amount           14,328,843.10         14,328,843.10
Interest remittance amount             2,088,116.34          2,088,116.34