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): August 25, 2002

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-8)

                (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 2001-8

On August 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates Series 2001-8, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 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  2001-8  relating  to the distribution date of August
                    25,  2002 prepared by The Bank of New York, as Trustee under
                    the  Pooling  and  Servicing  Agreement  dated as of July 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: August 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 August 25, 2002


                             Payment Date: 08/25/02


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-8
                      Bank of America, NA, Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------



Class Information                                Current Payment Information

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Beginning       Pass Thru     Principal       Interest      Total           Principal  Interest
Type       Class Code   Name     Cert. Bal.      Rate          Dist. Amt.      Dist. Amt.    Dist.           Losses     Shortfalls
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             
Senior                  A1        203,839,722.09    6.750000%    14,151,733.26  1,146,598.44   15,298,331.69       0.00       0.00
                        A2         63,288,866.56    6.750000%     3,775,781.62    355,999.87    4,131,781.50       0.00       0.00
                        A3         70,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00    393,750.00      393,750.00       0.00       0.00
                        A4          8,331,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     46,861.87       46,861.87       0.00       0.00
                        A5         13,398,159.53    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A6          9,127,840.47    6.750000%        75,364.65     51,344.10      126,708.75       0.00       0.00
                        A7         23,680,573.92    6.000000%       239,435.97    118,402.87      357,838.84       0.00       0.00
                        A8         20,796,635.46    2.686880%     5,144,215.70     46,565.05    5,190,780.75       0.00       0.00
                        A9          5,391,720.53   22.422034%     1,333,685.61    100,744.45    1,434,430.06       0.00       0.00
                        A10                 0.00    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A11         2,140,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     12,037.50       12,037.50       0.00       0.00
                        A12         1,450,000.00    6.750000%             0.00      8,156.25        8,156.25       0.00       0.00
                        A13         2,213,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     12,448.12       12,448.12       0.00       0.00
                        A14         9,474,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     53,291.25       53,291.25       0.00       0.00
                        A15        29,687,256.44    5.750000%       554,888.06    142,251.44      697,139.50       0.00       0.00
                        A16        10,190,000.00    6.500000%             0.00     55,195.83       55,195.83       0.00       0.00
                        A17        15,002,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     84,386.25       84,386.25       0.00       0.00
                        A18         7,406,694.35    6.750000%             0.00     41,662.66       41,662.66       0.00       0.00
                        A19        72,000,000.00    6.750000%             0.00    405,000.00      405,000.00       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    6.750000%             0.00          0.16            0.16       0.00       0.00
                        ALR                 0.00    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        2A1       211,047,098.25    6.500000%    10,260,868.10  1,143,171.78   11,404,039.88       0.00       0.00
                        3A1        91,754,900.43    6.750000%     6,509,343.45    516,121.31    7,025,464.76       0.00       0.00
                        3A2         9,336,782.26    6.750000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        3A3        14,500,000.00    6.750000%             0.00     81,562.50       81,562.50       0.00       0.00
                        APO         3,140,058.63    0.000000%        30,287.64          0.00       30,287.64       0.00       0.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subordinate             B1         12,141,290.50    6.750000%        10,864.77     68,294.76       79,159.53       0.00       0.00
                        B2          5,356,859.34    6.750000%         4,793.64     30,132.33       34,925.98       0.00       0.00
                        B3          2,857,123.65    6.750000%         2,556.73     16,071.32       18,628.05       0.00       0.00
                        B4          1,785,949.78    6.750000%         1,598.18     10,045.97       11,644.14       0.00       0.00
                        B5          1,428,561.82    6.750000%         1,278.36      8,035.66        9,314.02       0.00       0.00
                        B6          1,428,547.03    6.750000%         1,278.35      8,035.58        9,313.93       0.00       0.00
                        2B1         1,895,786.09    6.500000%         7,043.30     10,268.84       17,312.14       0.00       0.00
                        2B2         1,020,807.90    6.500000%         3,792.55      5,529.38        9,321.92       0.00       0.00
                        2B3           583,318.80    6.500000%         2,167.17      3,159.64        5,326.81       0.00       0.00
                        2B4           291,659.40    6.500000%         1,083.58      1,579.82        2,663.41       0.00       0.00
                        2B5           291,659.40    6.500000%         1,083.58      1,579.82        2,663.41       0.00       0.00
                        2B6           292,337.63    6.500000%         1,086.09      1,583.50        2,669.59       0.00       0.00
                        3B1         2,813,520.32    6.750000%         2,510.06     15,826.05       18,336.12       0.00       0.00
                        3B2           793,963.16    6.750000%           708.33      4,466.04        5,174.37       0.00       0.00
                        3B3           433,610.80    6.750000%           386.84      2,439.06        2,825.90       0.00       0.00
                        3B4           433,610.80    6.750000%           386.84      2,439.06        2,825.90       0.00       0.00
                        3B5           289,073.87    6.750000%           257.90      1,626.04        1,883.94       0.00       0.00
                        3B6           289,319.38    6.750000%           258.11      1,627.42        1,885.54       0.00       0.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals          -        -        924,216,614.23     -           42,118,738.46  5,008,292.02   47,127,030.48     -          -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class Information

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Ending Cert.          Unpaid
Type             Class Code     Name         Notional Bal.         Interest
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                          A1        189,687,988.83              0.00
                                A2         59,513,084.94              0.00
                                A3         70,000,000.00              0.00
                                A4          8,331,000.00              0.00
                                A5         13,473,524.18              0.00
                                A6          9,052,475.82              0.00
                                A7         23,441,137.95              0.00
                                A8         15,652,419.76              0.00
                                A9          4,058,034.92              0.00
                                A10                 0.00              0.00
                                A11         2,140,000.00              0.00
                                A12         1,450,000.00              0.00
                                A13         2,213,000.00              0.00
                                A14         9,474,000.00              0.00
                                A15        29,132,368.38              0.00
                                A16        10,190,000.00              0.00
                                A17        15,002,000.00              0.00
                                A18         7,297,884.72              0.00
                                A19        72,000,000.00              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
                                ALR                 0.00              0.00
                                2A1       200,786,230.15              0.00
                                3A1        85,245,556.98              0.00
                                3A2         9,389,301.66              0.00
                                3A3        14,500,000.00              0.00
                                APO         3,109,770.98              0.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subordinate                     B1         12,130,425.73              0.00
                                B2          5,352,065.69              0.00
                                B3          2,854,566.92              0.00
                                B4          1,784,351.60              0.00
                                B5          1,427,283.46              0.00
                                B6          1,427,268.68              0.00
                                2B1         1,888,742.79              0.00
                                2B2         1,017,015.35              0.00
                                2B3           581,151.63              0.00
                                2B4           290,575.81              0.00
                                2B5           290,575.81              0.00
                                2B6           291,251.53              0.00
                                3B1         2,811,010.26              0.00
                                3B2           793,254.83              0.00
                                3B3           433,223.96              0.00
                                3B4           433,223.96              0.00
                                3B5           288,815.97              0.00
                                3B6           289,061.26              0.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals            -              -        882,225,759.82     -
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                             Payment Date: 08/25/02


          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-8
                      Bank of America, NA, Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------



Class Information                                Current Payment Information

                                                      Factors per $1,000

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Beginning     Pass Thru    CUSIP       Principal     Interest    Ending Cert./
Type        Class Code    Name   Cert. Bal.(Face)  Rate       Numbers       Dist.         Dist.     Notional Bal.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                     A1    203,839,722.09     6.750000% 060506P22    50.751799      4.112000    680.270507
                           A2     63,288,866.56     6.750000% 060506P30    45.327510      4.273708    714.442796
                           A3     70,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506P48     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A4      8,331,000.00     6.750000% 060506P55     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A5     13,398,159.53     6.750000% 060506P63     0.000000      0.000000  1,075.644594
                           A6      9,127,840.47     6.750000% 060506P71     7.536465      5.134410    905.247582
                           A7     23,680,573.92     6.000000% 060506P89     9.577439      4.736115    937.645518
                           A8     20,796,635.46     2.686880% 060506P97   109.949612      0.995256    334.546136
                           A9      5,391,720.53    22.422034% 060506Q21   109.949612      8.305416    334.546136
                           A10             0.00     6.750000% 060506Q39     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A11     2,140,000.00     6.750000% 060506Q47     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A12     1,450,000.00     6.750000% 060506Q54     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A13     2,213,000.00     6.750000% 060506Q62     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A14     9,474,000.00     6.750000% 060506Q70     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A15    29,687,256.44     5.750000% 060506Q88    16.945734      4.344219    889.673794
                           A16    10,190,000.00     6.500000% 060506Q96     0.000000      5.416667  1,000.000000
                           A17    15,002,000.00     6.750000% 060506R20     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           A18     7,406,694.35     6.750000% 060506R38     0.000000      5.203737    911.518339
                           A19    72,000,000.00     6.750000% 060506R46     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
Residual                   AR              0.00     6.750000% 060506R53     0.000000      3.235676      0.000000
                           ALR             0.00     6.750000% 060506R61     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           2A1   211,047,098.25     6.500000% 060506R79    34.337956      3.825620    671.930360
                           3A1    91,754,900.43     6.750000% 060506R87    55.602623      4.408693    728.165073
                           3A2     9,336,782.26     6.750000% 060506R95     0.000000      0.000000  1,075.644594
                           3A3    14,500,000.00     6.750000% 060506S29     0.000000      5.625000  1,000.000000
                           APO     3,140,058.63     0.000000% 060506S37     8.979446      0.000000    921.960854
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subordinate                B1     12,141,290.50     6.750000% 060506S45     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           B2      5,356,859.34     6.750000% 060506S52     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           B3      2,857,123.65     6.750000% 060506S60     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           B4      1,785,949.78     6.750000% 060506T51     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           B5      1,428,561.82     6.750000% 060506T69     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           B6      1,428,547.03     6.750000% 060506T77     0.885907      5.568718    989.108426
                           2B1     1,895,786.09     6.500000% 060506S78     3.564422      5.196782    955.841494
                           2B2     1,020,807.90     6.500000% 060506S86     3.564422      5.196782    955.841494
                           2B3       583,318.80     6.500000% 060506S94     3.564422      5.196782    955.841494
                           2B4       291,659.40     6.500000% 060506T85     3.564422      5.196782    955.841494
                           2B5       291,659.40     6.500000% 060506T93     3.564422      5.196782    955.841494
                           2B6       292,337.63     6.500000% 060506U26     3.564394      5.196788    955.842548
                           3B1     2,813,520.32     6.750000% 060506T28     0.883203      5.568632    989.095799
                           3B2       793,963.16     6.750000% 060506T36     0.883203      5.568632    989.095799
                           3B3       433,610.80     6.750000% 060506T44     0.883203      5.568632    989.095799
                           3B4       433,610.80     6.750000% 060506U34     0.883203      5.568632    989.095799
                           3B5       289,073.87     6.750000% 060506U42     0.883203      5.568632    989.095799
                           3B6       289,319.38     6.750000% 060506U59     0.883204      5.568634    989.096145
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals       -             -     924,216,614.23       -            -           -             -           -
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------





          ------------------------------------------------------------
                   Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.
               Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-8
                      Bank of America, NA, Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Prin balance       562,122,440.68   205,592,003.01   114,511,316.04
Loan count                   1382              481              276
Avg loan rate           7.209382%        6.929640%        7.213771%
Prepay amount       24,723,833.99     9,476,910.15     6,354,387.54

                          Total
                          -----
Prin balance       882,225,759.73
Loan count                   2139
Avg loan rate                7.14
Prepay amount       40,555,131.68

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                FEES AND ADVANCES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Master serv fees       195,564.59        63,690.77        36,296.33
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               978.95           359.78           201.62


Agg advances                  N/A              N/A              N/A
Adv this period              0.00             0.00             0.00

                          Total
                          -----
Master serv fees       295,551.69
Sub servicer fees            0.00
Trustee fees             1,540.36


Agg advances                  N/A
Adv this period              0.00

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          LOSSES & INSURANCE COVERAGES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Realized losses              0.00             0.00             0.00
Cumulative losses            0.00             0.00             0.00

                          Total
                          -----
Realized losses              0.00
Cumulative losses            0.00

Coverage Amounts
- ----------------
Bankruptcy                   0.00             0.00             0.00
Fraud                        0.00             0.00             0.00
Special Hazard       7,213,603.79     7,213,603.79     7,213,603.79

                          Total
                          -----
Bankruptcy                   0.00
Fraud                        0.00
Special Hazard      21,640,811.37


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Senior           96.279501%           100.000000%            889,789,614.58
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior            3.720499%             0.000000%             34,383,865.25
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                          24                10,122,481.43
60 to 89 days                           1                   552,250.87
90 or more                              1                   423,145.00
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                26                11,097,877.30
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                REO INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   REO Date        Loan Number     Ending Stated Balance          Book Value
   --------        -----------     ---------------------          ----------
   N/A              #                   0                            N/A
   Totals:                              0                            N/A

Current Total Outstanding Balance:                                623,812.39
Current Total Outstanding Number of Loans:                                 1




- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               OTHER INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Amount/Withdrawal     Total/Ending Bal.
                                  -----------------     -----------------
Available remittance amount           47,127,030.48         47,127,030.48
Principal remittance amount           42,118,738.46         42,118,738.46
Interest remittance amount             5,008,292.02          5,008,292.02