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 1998-7 Trust)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina                333-53933-05                  13-4048100
(State or other               (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    organization)



101 Barclay St.  8W, New York, NY                           10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 212-815-6140

                                 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 1998-7 Trust

On April 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates Series 1998-7 Trust, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1998, among BOA as Depositor, BA
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  1998-7  Trust  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
                    December 1, 1998.







                                   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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                          BA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-7 Trust
                     Bank of America, FSB, 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                  A-1        33,998,617.34    6.250000%     1,772,997.47    177,076.13    1,950,073.60       0.00       0.00
                        A-2        89,817,276.62    6.250000%     3,389,029.37    467,798.32    3,856,827.69       0.00       0.00
                        A-3        40,840,302.31    6.250000%       538,928.46    212,709.91      751,638.37       0.00       0.00
                        A-4         4,546,619.96    6.250000%     1,173,633.07     23,680.31    1,197,313.38       0.00       0.00
                        A-5        12,990,000.00    6.250000%             0.00     67,656.25       67,656.25       0.00       0.00
                        A-6        17,177,000.00    6.250000%             0.00     89,463.54       89,463.54       0.00       0.00
                        A-7        40,000,000.00    6.250000%             0.00    208,333.33      208,333.33       0.00       0.00
Residual                R                   0.00    6.250000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B-1         7,519,065.23    6.250000%         8,926.53     39,161.80       48,088.33       0.00       0.00
                        B-2         3,277,515.30    6.250000%         3,891.02     17,070.39       20,961.41       0.00       0.00
                        B-3         1,542,360.54    6.250000%         1,831.07      8,033.13        9,864.20       0.00       0.00
                        B-4         1,349,565.35    6.250000%         1,602.18      7,028.99        8,631.17       0.00       0.00
                        B-5           771,180.75    6.250000%           915.53      4,016.57        4,932.10       0.00       0.00
                        B-6           943,369.31    6.250000%         1,119.95      4,913.38        6,033.34       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        254,772,872.71     -            6,892,874.66  1,326,942.05    8,219,816.71     -          -
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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                          A-1        32,225,619.87              0.00
                                A-2        86,428,247.25              0.00
                                A-3        40,301,373.85              0.00
                                A-4         3,372,986.89              0.00
                                A-5        12,990,000.00              0.00
                                A-6        17,177,000.00              0.00
                                A-7        40,000,000.00              0.00
Residual                        R                   0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B-1         7,510,138.70              0.00
                                B-2         3,273,624.28              0.00
                                B-3         1,540,529.47              0.00
                                B-4         1,347,963.16              0.00
                                B-5           770,265.21              0.00
                                B-6           942,249.36              0.00
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Totals            -              -        247,879,998.05     -
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                             Payment Date: 04/25/02


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                          BA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-7 Trust
                     Bank of America, FSB, 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                     A-1    33,998,617.34     6.250000% 055240LQ6    24.797167      2.476589    450.707970
                           A-2    89,817,276.62     6.250000% 055240LR4    20.984702      2.896584    535.159426
                           A-3    40,840,302.31     6.250000% 055240LS2     9.520022      3.757462    711.912628
                           A-4     4,546,619.96     6.250000% 055240LT0    46.945323      0.947212    134.919476
                           A-5    12,990,000.00     6.250000% 055240LU7     0.000000      5.208333  1,000.000000
                           A-6    17,177,000.00     6.250000% 055240LV5     0.000000      5.208333  1,000.000000
                           A-7    40,000,000.00     6.250000% 055240LW3     0.000000      5.208333  1,000.000000
Residual                   R               0.00     6.250000% 055240MA0     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
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Subordinate                B-1     7,519,065.23     6.250000% 055240LX1     1.142106      5.010562    960.885726
                           B-2     3,277,515.30     6.250000% 055240LY9     1.142106      5.010562    960.885726
                           B-3     1,542,360.54     6.250000% 055240LZ6     1.142106      5.010562    960.885727
                           B-4     1,349,565.35     6.250000% 055240MB8     1.142106      5.010562    960.885723
                           B-5       771,180.75     6.250000% 055240MC6     1.142106      5.010562    960.885721
                           B-6       943,369.31     6.250000% 055240MD4     1.117693      4.903457    940.346061
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Totals       -             -     254,772,872.71       -            -           -             -           -
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                          BA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-7 Trust
                     Bank of America, FSB, Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       247,880,040.44   247,880,040.44
Loan count                    756              756
Avg loan rate           7.123823%             7.12
Prepay amount        6,590,411.89     6,590,411.89

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees       171,529.64       171,529.64
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               955.40           955.40


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        9,851.06         9,851.06

Coverage Amounts                           Total
- ----------------                           -----
Bankruptcy                   0.00             0.00
Fraud                        0.00             0.00
Special Hazard       2,547,729.15     2,547,729.15


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
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   Senior           93.960945%           100.000000%            239,369,816.24
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   Junior            6.039055%             0.000000%             15,384,770.19
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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           3                   850,831.19
60 to 89 days                           1                   298,744.30
90 or more                              1                   239,194.49
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                 5                 1,388,769.98
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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            8,219,816.71          8,219,816.71
Principal remittance amount            6,892,874.66          6,892,874.66
Interest remittance amount             1,326,942.05          1,326,942.05