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): December 25, 2002

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

 (Issuer in respect of MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-3 Trust)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina                333-56234-01                  13-4162857
(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 2001-3 Trust

On December 25, 2002, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2001-3 Trust, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 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  2001-3  Trust  relating  to the distribution date of
                    December  25,  2002  prepared  by  The  Bank of New York, as
                    Trustee  under  the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
                    of March 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: December 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 December 25, 2002


                             Payment Date: 12/25/02


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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-3 Trust
                        Bank of America, N.A., 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                  A1                  0.00    7.000000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A2             96,834.03    7.000000%        19,789.76        556.82       20,346.58       0.00       8.04
                        A3          8,283,542.93    7.000000%     8,283,542.93     47,632.71    8,331,175.64       0.00     687.96
                        A4         29,467,000.00    7.000000%     8,627,999.44    169,443.57    8,797,443.02       0.00   2,447.26
                        A5         45,000,000.00    7.000000%             0.00    258,762.71      258,762.71       0.00   3,737.29
                        APO           116,963.31    0.000000%        15,236.87          0.00       15,236.87       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    7.000000%             0.00          0.05            0.05       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1          9,529,655.30    7.000000%         8,402.34     54,798.21       63,200.54       0.00     791.45
                        B2          3,324,550.20    7.000000%         2,931.27     19,117.10       22,048.37       0.00     276.11
                        B3          1,994,533.23    7.000000%         1,758.59     11,469.13       13,227.72       0.00     165.65
                        B4          1,108,511.56    7.000000%           977.38      6,374.25        7,351.63       0.00      92.06
                        B5            887,006.14    7.000000%           782.08      5,100.54        5,882.61       0.00      73.67
                        B6            780,610.72    7.000000%           688.27      4,488.73        5,177.00       0.00      64.83
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Totals          -        -        100,589,207.42     -           16,962,108.92    577,743.82   17,539,852.74     -        8,344.32
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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             77,044.28              8.04
                                A3                  0.00            687.96
                                A4         20,839,000.56          2,447.26
                                A5         45,000,000.00          3,737.29
                                APO           101,726.44              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1          9,521,252.97            791.45
                                B2          3,321,618.93            276.11
                                B3          1,992,774.64            165.65
                                B4          1,107,534.18             92.06
                                B5            886,224.06             73.67
                                B6            779,922.45             64.83
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Totals            -              -         83,627,098.50          8,344.32
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                             Payment Date: 12/25/02


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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-3 Trust
                        Bank of America, N.A., Servicer
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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              0.00     7.000000% 06423JAA2     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A2         96,834.03     7.000000% 06423JAB0    39.187639      1.102620    152.562922
                           A3      8,283,542.93     7.000000% 06423JAC8   689.376076      3.964107      0.000000
                           A4     29,467,000.00     7.000000% 06423JAD6   292.802099      5.750282    707.197901
                           A5     45,000,000.00     7.000000% 06423JAE4     0.000000      5.750282  1,000.000000
                           APO       116,963.31     0.000000% 06423JAF1   112.583593      0.000000    751.645547
Residual                   AR              0.00     7.000000% 06423JAG9     0.000000      0.485940      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1      9,529,655.30     7.000000% 06423JAH7     0.868010      5.660972    983.600513
                           B2      3,324,550.20     7.000000% 06423JAJ3     0.868010      5.660972    983.600513
                           B3      1,994,533.23     7.000000% 06423JAK0     0.868010      5.660972    983.600513
                           B4      1,108,511.56     7.000000% 06423JAL8     0.868010      5.660972    983.600513
                           B5        887,006.14     7.000000% 06423JAM6     0.868010      5.660972    983.600513
                           B6        780,610.72     7.000000% 06423JAN4     0.764095      4.983259    865.847014
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Totals       -             -     100,589,207.42       -            -           -             -           -
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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
            MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2001-3 Trust
                        Bank of America, N.A., Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance        83,627,097.78    83,627,097.78
Loan count                    215              215
Avg loan rate           7.797762%             7.80
Prepay amount       16,873,391.82    16,873,391.82

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees        37,918.47        37,918.47
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               335.30           335.30


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      106,255.63       106,255.63

Coverage Amounts                           Total
- ----------------                           -----
Bankruptcy                   0.00             0.00
Fraud                        0.00             0.00
Special Hazard               0.00             0.00


                         Aggregate Certificate Information
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   Class            Aggregate           Aggregate                     Aggregate
   Type            Percentage           Prepay Pct.              End Cert. Bal.
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Senior           82.491116%           100.000000%             82,964,340.27
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Junior           17.508884%             0.000000%             17,609,327.23
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           7                 2,727,200.84
60 to 89 days                           0                         0.00
90 or more                              1                   381,088.58
Foreclosure                             2                   686,575.48

Totals:                                10                 3,794,864.90
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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           17,539,852.74         17,539,852.74
Principal remittance amount           16,962,108.92         16,962,108.92
Interest remittance amount               577,743.82            577,743.82