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): April 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 April 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 April 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: April 25, 2002


                                      BOA


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







                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit


99                  Monthly Remittance Statement dated April 25, 2002



                             Payment Date: 04/25/02


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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        180,929,122.18    6.069000%    37,249,604.29    915,049.04   38,164,653.32       0.00       0.00
                        A3        225,807,000.00    6.236569%             0.00  1,173,550.83    1,173,550.83       0.00       0.00
                        AIO       432,811,068.52    0.070049%             0.00     25,265.13       25,265.13       0.00       0.00
Residual                ALR                 0.00    6.236569%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        AR                  0.00    6.236569%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1         10,057,898.65    6.236569%         9,123.79     52,272.32       61,396.11       0.00       0.00
                        B2          5,959,391.70    6.236569%         5,405.92     30,971.80       36,377.72       0.00       0.00
                        B3          4,097,515.54    6.236569%         3,716.97     21,295.37       25,012.33       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,861,876.16    6.236569%         1,688.96      9,676.43       11,365.39       0.00       0.00
                        B5          1,862,867.58    6.236569%         1,689.86      9,681.59       11,371.44       0.00       0.00
                        B6          2,235,396.71    6.236569%         2,027.73     11,617.67       13,645.40       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        432,811,068.52     -           37,273,257.51  2,249,380.16   39,522,637.67     -          -
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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        143,679,517.89              0.00
                                A3        225,807,000.00              0.00
                                AIO       395,537,811.01              0.00
Residual                        ALR                 0.00              0.00
                                AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1         10,048,774.87              0.00
                                B2          5,953,985.78              0.00
                                B3          4,093,798.57              0.00
                                B4          1,860,187.21              0.00
                                B5          1,861,177.72              0.00
                                B6          2,233,368.98              0.00
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Totals            -              -        395,537,811.01     -
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                             Payment Date: 04/25/02


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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    180,929,122.18     6.069000% 060506ZK1   169.075834      4.153405    652.160871
                           A3    225,807,000.00     6.236569% 060506ZL9     0.000000      5.197141  1,000.000000
                           AIO   432,811,068.52     0.070049% 060506ZM7     0.000000      0.033623    526.382320
Residual                   ALR             0.00     6.236569%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           AR              0.00     6.236569%               0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1     10,057,898.65     6.236569% 060506ZQ8     0.899338      5.152520    990.515019
                           B2      5,959,391.70     6.236569% 060506ZR6     0.899338      5.152520    990.515019
                           B3      4,097,515.54     6.236569% 060506ZS4     0.899338      5.152520    990.515019
                           B4      1,861,876.16     6.236569% 060506ZT2     0.899338      5.152520    990.515019
                           B5      1,862,867.58     6.236569% 060506ZU9     0.899338      5.152520    990.515019
                           B6      2,235,396.71     6.236569% 060506ZV7     0.899312      5.152521    990.515286
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Totals       -             -     432,811,068.52       -            -           -             -           -
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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       395,537,810.39   395,537,810.39
Loan count                    863              863
Avg loan rate           6.982569%             6.98
Prepay amount       36,880,643.08    36,880,643.08

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       206,312.51       206,312.51
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               721.35           721.35


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       7,096,077.94     7,096,077.94


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
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   Senior           93.980580%           100.000000%            406,736,122.18
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            6.019420%             0.000000%             26,051,293.12
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           8                 3,805,211.56
60 to 89 days                           1                   340,346.26
90 or more                              2                   789,665.47
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                11                 4,935,223.29
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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           39,522,637.67         39,522,637.67
Principal remittance amount           37,273,257.51         37,273,257.51
Interest remittance amount             2,249,380.16          2,249,380.16