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): March 25, 2002

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

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

                (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-b

On March 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, 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 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-b relating to the distribution date of March 25,
                    2002  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: March 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 March 25, 2002



                             Payment Date: 03/25/02


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                   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                  0.00    5.249000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A2        213,227,255.43    6.069000%    32,298,133.25  1,078,396.84   33,376,530.09       0.00       0.00
                        A3        225,807,000.00    6.248692%             0.00  1,175,831.98    1,175,831.98       0.00       0.00
                        AIO       465,132,769.71    0.082375%             0.00     31,929.35       31,929.35       0.00       0.00
Residual                ALR                 0.00    6.248692%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        AR                  0.00    6.248692%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1         10,066,989.52    6.248692%         9,090.87     52,421.26       61,512.13       0.00       0.00
                        B2          5,964,778.12    6.248692%         5,386.42     31,060.05       36,446.47       0.00       0.00
                        B3          4,101,219.09    6.248692%         3,703.56     21,356.05       25,059.60       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,863,559.03    6.248692%         1,682.86      9,704.01       11,386.87       0.00       0.00
                        B5          1,864,551.34    6.248692%         1,683.76      9,709.17       11,392.93       0.00       0.00
                        B6          2,237,417.18    6.248692%         2,020.47     11,650.78       13,671.25       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        465,132,769.71     -           32,321,701.19  2,422,059.55   34,743,760.74     -          -
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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                  0.00              0.00
                                A2        180,929,122.18              0.00
                                A3        225,807,000.00              0.00
                                AIO       432,811,068.52              0.00
Residual                        ALR                 0.00              0.00
                                AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1         10,057,898.65              0.00
                                B2          5,959,391.70              0.00
                                B3          4,097,515.54              0.00
                                B4          1,861,876.16              0.00
                                B5          1,862,867.58              0.00
                                B6          2,235,396.71              0.00
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Totals            -              -        432,811,068.52     -
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                             Payment Date: 03/25/02


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                   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.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                     A1              0.00     5.249000% 060506ZJ4     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A2    213,227,255.43     6.069000% 060506ZK1   146.601123      4.894840    821.236705
                           A3    225,807,000.00     6.248692% 060506ZL9     0.000000      5.207243  1,000.000000
                           AIO   465,132,769.71     0.082375% 060506ZM7     0.000000      0.042492    575.985628
Residual                   ALR             0.00     6.248692%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           AR              0.00     6.248692%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1     10,066,989.52     6.248692% 060506ZQ8     0.896094      5.167202    991.414357
                           B2      5,964,778.12     6.248692% 060506ZR6     0.896094      5.167202    991.414357
                           B3      4,101,219.09     6.248692% 060506ZS4     0.896094      5.167202    991.414357
                           B4      1,863,559.03     6.248692% 060506ZT2     0.896094      5.167202    991.414357
                           B5      1,864,551.34     6.248692% 060506ZU9     0.896094      5.167202    991.414357
                           B6      2,237,417.18     6.248692% 060506ZV7     0.896094      5.167203    991.414598
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Totals       -             -     465,132,769.71       -            -           -             -           -
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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       432,811,067.96   432,811,067.96
Loan count                    933              933
Avg loan rate           6.994692%             6.99
Prepay amount       31,901,668.79    31,901,668.79

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       226,769.07       226,769.07
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               775.22           775.22


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               15,028,537.09    15,028,537.09
Special Hazard       9,887,688.33     9,887,688.33


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
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   Senior           94.393801%           100.000000%            439,034,255.43
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            5.606199%             0.000000%             26,074,946.34
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           9                 4,709,605.07
60 to 89 days                           3                 1,334,017.35
90 or more                              1                   382,347.12
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                13                 6,425,969.54
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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           34,743,760.74         34,743,760.74
Principal remittance amount           32,321,701.19         32,321,701.19
Interest remittance amount             2,422,059.55          2,422,059.55