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): January 25, 2004

                                      BOA

                                  (Depositor)

    (Issuer in respect of MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2002-a)

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

North Carolina                333-74544-05                  04-3617147
(State or other               (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    organization)



101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC                             28255
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 704-387-2111

                                 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 2002-a

On January 25, 2004, The Bank of New York, as Trustee for BOA, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2002-a, made a monthly distribution to
Certificate holders of principal and/or interest pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, 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  2002-a  relating to the distribution date of January
                    25,  2004 prepared by The Bank of New York, as Trustee under
                    the  Pooling  and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1,
                    2002.







                                   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: January 25, 2004


                                      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 January 25, 2004


                             Payment Date: 01/25/04


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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2002-a
                     Bank of America, N.A., 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         80,750,516.29    5.242000%    10,863,522.15    352,745.17   11,216,267.32       0.00       0.00
                        A2                  0.00    5.242000%             0.00          0.00            0.00       0.00       0.00
                        A3         23,176,344.45    5.242000%     3,117,958.16    101,242.00    3,219,200.16       0.00       0.00
                        A4            646,781.71    5.242000%        87,012.79      2,825.36       89,838.14       0.00       0.00
                        A5            478,300.51    0.000000%        60,472.58          0.00       60,472.58       0.00       0.00
Residual                AR                  0.00    5.242000%             0.00          0.03            0.03       0.00       0.00
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Subordinate             B1          5,415,195.22    5.242000%       349,246.41     23,655.38      372,901.79       0.00       0.00
                        B2          2,127,444.11    5.242000%       137,206.91      9,293.39      146,500.30       0.00       0.00
                        B3          1,740,460.48    5.242000%       112,248.88      7,602.91      119,851.79       0.00       0.00
                        B4            386,983.63    5.242000%        24,958.04      1,690.47       26,648.51       0.00       0.00
                        B5            773,323.36    5.242000%        49,874.55      3,378.13       53,252.68       0.00       0.00
                        B6            774,096.22    5.242000%        49,924.39      3,381.51       53,305.90       0.00       0.00
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Totals          -        -        116,269,445.99     -           14,852,424.85    505,814.35   15,358,239.20     -          -
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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         69,886,994.15              0.00
                                A2                  0.00              0.00
                                A3         20,058,386.29              0.00
                                A4            559,768.92              0.00
                                A5            417,827.93              0.00
Residual                        AR                  0.00              0.00
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Subordinate                     B1          5,065,948.81              0.00
                                B2          1,990,237.20              0.00
                                B3          1,628,211.61              0.00
                                B4            362,025.59              0.00
                                B5            723,448.81              0.00
                                B6            724,171.83              0.00
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Totals            -              -        101,417,021.14     -
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                             Payment Date: 01/25/04


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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2002-a
                     Bank of America, N.A., Master 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.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior                     A1     80,750,516.29     5.242000% 0605065B4    24.170218      0.784822    155.491367
                           A2              0.00     5.242000% 0605065C2     0.000000      0.000000      0.000000
                           A3     23,176,344.45     5.242000% 0605065D0   107.515799      3.491103    691.668493
                           A4        646,781.71     5.242000% 0605065E8    24.170218      0.784822    155.491367
                           A5        478,300.51     0.000000% 0605065F5    48.936058      0.000000    338.117759
Residual                   AR              0.00     5.242000% 0605065G3     0.000000      0.273965      0.000000
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Subordinate                B1      5,415,195.22     5.242000% 0605065H1    41.527516      2.812768    602.372034
                           B2      2,127,444.11     5.242000% 0605065J7    41.527516      2.812768    602.372034
                           B3      1,740,460.48     5.242000% 0605065K4    41.527516      2.812768    602.372034
                           B4        386,983.63     5.242000% 0605065L2    41.527516      2.812768    602.372034
                           B5        773,323.36     5.242000% 0605065M0    41.527516      2.812768    602.372034
                           B6        774,096.22     5.242000% 0605065N8    41.527549      2.812770    602.372510
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Totals       -             -     116,269,445.99       -            -           -             -           -
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                   BANK OF AMERICA MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
               MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Series 2002-a
                     Bank of America, N.A., Master Servicer
          ------------------------------------------------------------

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                             COLLATERAL INFORMATION
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Prin balance       101,417,020.21   101,417,020.21
Loan count                    221              221
Avg loan rate           5.969653%             5.97
Prepay amount       14,708,110.29    14,708,110.29

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                                FEES AND ADVANCES
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                                           Total
                                           -----
Master serv fees        52,278.27        52,278.27
Sub servicer fees            0.00             0.00
Trustee fees               290.67           290.67


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                        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           90.917864%           100.000000%            105,051,942.96
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   Junior            9.082136%             0.000000%             10,494,043.85
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                          DELINQUENCY INFORMATION
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Period                             Loan Count    Ending Stated Balance
- ------                             ----------    ---------------------
30 to 59 days                           2                   936,207.22
60 to 89 days                           2                   958,555.17
90 or more                              0                         0.00
Foreclosure                             0                         0.00

Totals:                                 4                 1,894,762.39
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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           15,358,239.20         15,358,239.20
Principal remittance amount           14,852,424.85         14,852,424.85
Interest remittance amount               505,814.35            505,814.35